HANFORD â Kings County Sheriffâs deputies arrested a man on suspicion of invasion of privacy and possession of child pornography after he allegedly video recorded others using a restroom, officials said.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, KCSO officials said a deputy was contacted regarding an illegal video recording investigation in the 9900 block of Coast Avenue.
The deputy contacted the reporting party, who stated a male subject, identified as 59-year-old Gary Canalez, used a cell phone to take videos of the residents in the home while they used the restroom.
Officials said a family member located the cell phone, which was hidden behind the toilet, and noticed the phone was set to record. They said the reporting party looked through the videos on the cell phone and found Canalez had recorded them using the restroom, as well as a resident over the age of 65 using the restroom, without permission.
SACRAMENTO â Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) has introduced legislation, Assembly Bill 119, which will increase transparency around direct fees that are often revealed late in the home buying process and can create economic barriers for hard working families who are looking to purchase a house.
âOwning a home is a part of the American Dream and the process to buy a home should be as transparent and honest as possible,â Salas said in a release. âAB 119 will help reveal hidden fees so that families can better gauge housing affordability and increase successful homeownership.â
Direct fees have been a growing local government finance tool, which allows special taxes to be imposed on property owners to finance public improvements like park maintenance, water, electricity, sewage and drainage, infrastructure and more. Oftentimes, prospective homebuyers cannot access information about these fees until they have already entered into a transaction, one of