TEASER: 136 - Democrats behaving badly (2.26.2021)

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Over the course of Democrat Anthony Rendon's tenure as Speaker of the California Assembly, his wife has taken in over $500,000 from corporations who were concurrently fighting big battles in the state legislature. The biggest donor? For-profit utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric, which is responsible for multiple California wildfires, including the Camp Fire, which killed over 85 people in northern California. After the company filed for bankruptcy--they were on the line for $30 billion in wildfire liabilities--California Democrats bailed the company out in a lightning-quick two weeks of legislating.  

Meanwhile, former California Secretary of State Alex Padilla illegally gave a $35 million no-bid contract to a public affairs firm called SKD Knickerbocker--which has referred to itself as a part of "Team Biden"--for voter outreach efforts in the 2020 election. Padilla, a Democrat, is now a US Senator.  

And let us not forget all of the no-bid contracts Governor Gavin Newsom has been meting out to his healthcare industry friends--who have contributed massive sums to his political campaigns--throughout the coronavirus pandemic.  

On a local level, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department released footage of an incident last January that resulted in the deaths of a man, a sheriff's deputy and a police dog. After a brief car chase, the cops shot out the back window of the man's vehicle and literally threw their dog into his vehicle. When they then went to drag him out of his car, a shootout ensued. Seems they may have escalated the situation.  

Want to make a difference? Contact your county supervisor and tell them you support a fully funded, 24/7 first response alternative to police. And that you want that money to come from the sheriff's department.  

Oh, and support Senate Bill 271 so we can elect Skyler as sheriff.