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NEWS • Politics Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • July 3rd, 2022 — 8:10PM Sun rises on Little Tokyo, committee passes bill to recognize district The Designation of Little Tokyo Act, an act that would give the community-dubbed “Little Tokyo” district in South Rockford Drive it’s name officially, passes the senate committee. The Hinomaru, the Japanese Flag, flying high in the morning following the passing. — Alan Kim, July 3rd 2022 On July the 2nd, the committee of public safety of the San Andreas Senate held a hearing regarding the Designation of Little Tokyo Act of 2022; the act that would make the name “Little Tokyo” official. South Rockford Drive, from Invention Court to Dutch London Street, is home to the highest proportion of Japanese migrants and Japanese-Americans within the city of Los Santos. Los Santos County, according to the findings listed in the act, is home to more than 60,000 Japanese residents. The bill, introduced by Senator Adrian Rossi (R), aims to help a community that he described as having “historically suffered” during the hearing. On the west coast, around 110,000 to 120,000 Japanese Americans, which 70 percent of which were born within the U.S., were sent to camps by Executive Order 9066 in 1941. Those who were sent to camps faced economic struggle on release. Japanese-Americans were sent across the country to different camps, where different camps neighbored both wealthy and deprived areas of the country. Many of those who were relocated to these deprived areas found themselves receiving less education opportunities, had worse housing, and earned less money, reported the Harvard Gazette. Those who found themselves relocated camps located within San Andreas often relocated to Los Santos on their release to South Rockford Drive. While efforts have been made to rectify and to support the Japanese-American population nationwide following the internment camps, Japanese-Americans and other Asian-Americans face harassment day-to-day. NBC reported how, in 2021, hate crimes against Asians and Asian-Americans increased 339 percent with cities such as Los Santos, San Fierro and New York hitting record highs. Daichi Saejima, the founder and head of the Japanese American Association (JAA), a non-profit that serves to assist Japanese-Americans within Los Santos, described how he and his community faced issues with police harassment in the past in an interview with the Daily News. He expressed his gratitude to this bill passing the committee and hopes it’s a sign of thing to come. “It means our pleas have finally been heard by the higher powers.” Saejima shared in a response to asking about his opinions on the bill. “We've wanted change, and finally, after our trials and tribulations, we're making steady progress. Us as the Japanese-Americans, we're being treated as equals. Given the rights and acknowledgement we deserve.” During the hearing, Seb Tsujihara and Ian Ichiro Inoue, the niece and nephew of Saejima and fellow members of the JAA, were present as witnesses during the hearing. Tsujihara testified to the struggles Japanese-Americans face in the present day, noting a “systemic oppression” that their community faces and how Little Tokyo and the JAA serves as a hub for support. “Before the internment in the forties, our Japantown was the most prosperous of its kind anywhere in the country.” Inoue said in regards to Little Tokyo and it’s past. “Despite our struggles that we've faced in the years following executive orders and other such issues, Little Tokyo provides not only a vast spread of amenities in the way of corner stores, apartment housing, and any such need that a new family could possibly hope for.” “Formal recognition of our historic district would pave the way to ending the decades long damage done.”, Tsujihara said in the hearing. Senator Kaoru King-Yagami (D), who originally came from Japan, expressed their support for the bill by stating “I hope my heritage, and that of all Japanese-Americans may be able to be proudly displayed into the future with this act.” The bill passed the committee hearing unanimously with Senators Lu (D), Jones (D), Meier (D) and Benson (R) not being present. It now will face a hearing from the senate as a whole, where they will vote to pass it into law. Comments are enabled here.

NEWS • Politics Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • July 3rd, 2022 — 8:10PM Sun rises on Little Tokyo, committee passes bill to recognize district The Designation of Little Tokyo Act, an act that would give the community-dubbed “Little Tokyo” district in South Rockford Drive it’s name officially, passes the senate committee. The Hinomaru, the Japanese Flag, flying high in the morning following the passing. — Alan Kim, July 3rd 2022 On July the 2nd, the committee of public safety of the San Andreas Senate held a hearing regarding the Designation of Little Tokyo Act of 2022; the act that would make the name “Little Tokyo” official. South Rockford Drive, from Invention Court to Dutch London Street, is home to the highest proportion of Japanese migrants and Japanese-Americans within the city of Los Santos. Los Santos County, according to the findings listed in the act, is home to more than 60,000 Japanese residents. The bill, introduced by Senator Adrian Rossi (R), aims to help a community that he described as having “historically suffered” during the hearing. On the west coast, around 110,000 to 120,000 Japanese Americans, which 70 percent of which were born within the U.S., were sent to camps by Executive Order 9066 in 1941. Those who were sent to camps faced economic struggle on release. Japanese-Americans were sent across the country to different camps, where different camps neighbored both wealthy and deprived areas of the country. Many of those who were relocated to these deprived areas found themselves receiving less education opportunities, had worse housing, and earned less money, reported the Harvard Gazette. Those who found themselves relocated to camps located within San Andreas often migrated to Los Santos on their release. Many found themselves moving to the section of South Rockford Drive that is commonly known as Little Tokyo While efforts have been made to rectify and to support the Japanese-American population nationwide following the internment camps, Japanese-Americans and other Asian-Americans face harassment day-to-day. NBC reported how, in 2021, hate crimes against Asians and Asian-Americans increased 339 percent with cities such as Los Santos, San Fierro and New York hitting record highs. Daichi Saejima, the founder and head of the Japanese American Association (JAA), a non-profit that serves to assist Japanese-Americans within Los Santos, described how he and his community faced issues with police harassment in the past in an interview with the Daily News. He expressed his gratitude to this bill passing the committee and hopes it’s a sign of thing to come. “It means our pleas have finally been heard by the higher powers.” Saejima shared in a response to asking about his opinions on the bill. “We've wanted change, and finally, after our trials and tribulations, we're making steady progress. Us as the Japanese-Americans, we're being treated as equals. Given the rights and acknowledgement we deserve.” During the hearing, Sen Tsujihara and Ian Ichiro Inoue, the niece and nephew of Saejima and fellow members of the JAA, were present as witnesses during the hearing. Tsujihara testified to the struggles Japanese-Americans face in the present day, noting a “systemic oppression” that their community faces and how Little Tokyo and the JAA serves as a hub for support. “Before the internment in the forties, our Japantown was the most prosperous of its kind anywhere in the country.” Inoue said in regards to Little Tokyo and it’s past. “Despite our struggles that we've faced in the years following executive orders and other such issues, Little Tokyo provides not only a vast spread of amenities in the way of corner stores, apartment housing, and any such need that a new family could possibly hope for.” “Formal recognition of our historic district would pave the way to ending the decades long damage done.”, Tsujihara said in the hearing. Senator Kaoru King-Yagami (D), who originally came from Japan, expressed their support for the bill by stating “I hope my heritage, and that of all Japanese-Americans may be able to be proudly displayed into the future with this act.” The bill passed the committee hearing unanimously with Senators Lu (D), Jones (D), Meier (D) and Benson (R) not being present. It now will face a hearing from the senate as a whole, where they will vote to pass it into law. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

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NEWS • Politics Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 30th, 2022 — 6:20AM San Andreans' stances on the Roe v. Wade repeal Following Roe v. Wade's repeal, along with the responses to Senator Adrian Rossi's Preservation of Life Act, Minority Leader Senator Diana Jones and the SADEMs reveal their alternative; a constitutional amendment. Senator Adrian Rossi (R) and Senator Diana Jones (D), the authors of the two combating bills — image edited by Harold Kim, LSDN, June 30th 2022 Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case held in the Supreme Court that guaranteed access to abortions nation wide, was repealed on Friday, June the 24th, following the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson in a ruling of 6-to-3. Justices Kavanaugh, Barret, Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas and Roberts voted to repeal the ruling whereas Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Breyer voted against. Now, senators and citizens of San Andreas must decide on how our state should treat abortions. The Republican Party of San Andreas’ Senator Adrian Rossi submitted their bill to the senate, the Preservation of Life Act 2022, on the 23rd of May. A month prior to the repeal of Roe v. Wade. If the bill were to pass and were to come into effect, citizens would be able to sue women who undergo the procedure as well as the medical practitioners who perform abortions for a minimum of $10,000 as well as any legal costs incurred. A person would be liable to pay $10,000 for each abortion performed or induced Abortions, under this law, would only be available without the threat of civil action if a fetal heartbeat isn’t detected or if the physician believes that an abortion is necessary due to a medical emergency. The act also provided exemptions when the patient was impregnated through rape, sexual assault, incest, or through another traumatic sexual crime. A fetal heartbeat is most commonly found via ultrasound within six weeks into pregnancy, however it can be found as early as five weeks, Medical News Today reported. In a study conducted by Amy M. Braum and Katherine A. Ahrens for Matern Child Health, published in 2018, they found that women remain unaware of their pregnancies until between 5 and 6 weeks gestation. A total of six states have introduced and passed laws that limit abortions to six weeks since last menstrual period. However, only three of them are currently enforced. The rest are facing either temporary or permanent freezes from court orders. The three states that have passed such bills are Texas, Ohio and South Carolina. South Carolina’s abortion restriction notably includes exceptions for abortions caused by rape, incest, and lethal fetal anomalies regardless of a fetal heartbeat. During the initial hearing for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee (HELP) within the San Andreas Senate, held on June the 5th, SADEM’s Minority Leader Diana Jones expressed her concerns surrounding using a “fetal heartbeat” as a cutoff point. The Preservation of Life Act of 2022 is similar to a law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2021; the Texas Heartbeat Act. The Texas Heartbeat Act likewise enables citizens to sue medical practitioners for carrying out abortions once a fetal heartbeat is found. The Texas Heartbeat Act was the first act of its kind where citizens were able to sue others for abortions, essentially deputizing them, which led to more Senators from states like Oklohoma, Idaho, and now San Andreas to model their own acts after it. Much like with the Texas Heartbeat Bill, citizens of other states may levy suits against those in this bill. The first case brought to the courts in Texas suing a medical practitioner for carrying out an abortion was by an Arkansas man. Criticism has been levied against the Republican Party and Senator Rossi for the Preservation of Life Act. One person who made their grievances known was the Los Santos County District Attorney Terentiy Schwetz. DA Schwetz released a press statement condemning the act and dubbed the discussions surrounding the act in the senate chamber as “ludicrous.” “My office steadfastly stands against any legislation that purports to 'preserve life' by taking away freedoms which exist under Roe v. Wade - and frankly, even if Roe v. Wade were overturned, my office would STILL support the right of women to have access to abortions.”, wrote Schwetz on June the 10th. “I took office with an oath to preserve the constitutional rights of San Andreas citizens, and I hold that if this bill passes it will be a terrible day for our beautiful state and a grave violation of our State's constitution.” While the bill makes no note of any criminal action being taken against the women nor practitioners who either perform or induce abortion, Schwetz acknowledged that, if that were to change, his office wouldn’t prosecute. He wrote that “We certainly would never prevent women from exercising their rights as it concerns decisions regarding their own bodies” The Chairman of the Republican Party, Jonathan Spencer, later condemned the District Attorney through a party press release. The party contested Schwetz’s claim that victims of violent sexual crimes were vulnerable under the Preservation of Life Act, citing section V (e) of the act. Section V (e) aims to nullify the law in cases where violent sexual crimes were committed. "I find it very amusing that the District Attorney's office is clearly commenting on a bill that they haven't bothered reading, which begs the question, did the District Attorney read the bill?”, wrote Chairman Spencer. DA Schwets listed victims of violent crimes as one of two noted reasons why abortions shouldn’t be restricted. He wrote in his press release that “we have women who cannot afford the burden of being a mother, we have victims of violent sex crimes, we have people who could not support children who seek this process in order to ensure that if they make the decision to have a baby, they can eventually properly support them.” Criticism also came from Senator Rudy Benson (R). Senator Benson initially supported the bill as a co-sponsor, however, as criticism grew against the bill, his office released a statement deeming the bill unconstitutional and expressed his intent to vote against the bill. “While I am a proud Republican, I have always made clear that I am a moderate and will not give into political extremes.”, Senator Benson wrote. “I have a duty to my constituents and cannot in good consciousness endorse such a draconian and unconstitutional proposal. Let me be clear. I, Senator Benson, will not be the vote that gets this terrible proposal passed.” Chairman Spencer and the SAGOP later released a press statement condemning Benson following his statement, where Spencer claimed that Benson expressed support to them in private. Spencer dismissed the claims that the law itself is unconstitutional due to the difficulties of it being challenged in a court of law. Spencer wrote that "Senator Benson, of all people, should know the most, having called the bill unconstitutional when I know very well that the law will be extremely difficult to challenge in court due to its unique enforcement mechanism, which prohibits state officials from enforcing the law and instead authorizes private individuals to sue anyone who performs or assists in an abortion.” The Texas Heartbeat Act has faced numerous challenges in court from pro-choice groups, however the courts in Texas has allowed the act to stand. One of the difficulties that this challenged against this act faces, as well as the difficulties that challenges against the Preservation of Life Act would face if passed, is that, due to state officials not enforcing the bill and enforcement is placed upon private citizens, court justices and attorneys cannot be sued on the grounds that the act isn’t constitutional. The SAGOP's bill is currently awaiting a hearing from the senate’s HELP committee. The hearing remains unscheduled, and the senate is seeking healthcare professionals to weigh in with expert advice during the hearing. During the first hearing on the Preservation of Life Act, which was held on June the 9th, Senator Jackie Lu expressed her support for the bill where she said “as long a fetus has a heartbeat, it's alive.” In a previous statement written for the Daily News however, given on May the 15th, Lu cited socioeconomic reasons as to why a woman may wish to seek abortion and expressed her desire to keep abortions accessible for these reasons. She wrote that “We will not be denied the authority to make choices about our own bodies. I will not stop working until everyone, and I mean everyone, regardless of poverty, zip code, or race, has access to safe, legal, and accessible abortions. If [women] are not prepared. How can you maintain a child if you are still in education with over more than $50,000's in student debt? The correct response is no; you cannot.” The San Andreas Democratic Party as a whole expressed their stance against the bill on June the 24th, where they shared and supported Democrat Senator Kaoru King-Yagami’s (D) post on Facebrowser. The SADEM’s social media page wrote “Every woman has the right to choose” as well as a brief sentence reaffirming the party's pro-choice stance alongside King-Yagami’s post. Senator King-Yagami wrote from his Facebrowser account that he will “fight to the bitter end” to ensure a woman has access to abortions. He wrote “I would like to make it abundantly clear; I believe in a woman's right to choose. I will fight to the bitter end for a woman's right to make the choices about anything to do with her bodily autonomy.” SADEM’s Minority Leader in the Senate, Diana Jones, called upon other republican senators to vote against the Preservation of Life Act in a press release on the repeal of the Roe v. Wade ruling. “The San Andreas State Senate currently faces a Republican majority, and while Republican Chairman Jonathan Spencer and President Pro Tempore Adrian Rossi have made their stances clear, I have faith the other Republican senators of the senate to block their attempts at taking women's rights away. “ In the same press release, Minority Leader Jones announced her and the party’s intent to submit a bill to amend the San Andreas Constitution to include provisions to secure abortions; intending to give the same securities provided from the ruling from Roe v. Wade. “I will move to enshrine women's rights to have an abortion in our own state's constitution. Abortion has been a constitutional right for half a decade, and I will fight to keep it that way. My office stands with women. We believe abortion care is health care and we will not stop working to defend these most basic, and truly personal freedoms.” For a law to pass in the San Andreas senate, it would need a majority of senators to rule in favor. There are currently six republican and four democrat senators. If senators vote according to party lines, where Republicans vote in favor and Democrats vote against, the Republican's Preservation of Life act will most likely pass through the senate and the Democrat's bill to amend the San Andreas Constitution would be expected to fail. However, with Senator Benson (R) expressing their intent to vote against, and Senator Lu (D) stating their support for the republican's bill on the 5th, the bills' future remain uncertain. Comments are enabled here.

NEWS • Politics Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 30th, 2022 — 6:20AM San Andreans' stances on the Roe v. Wade repeal Following Roe v. Wade's repeal, along with the responses to Senator Adrian Rossi's Preservation of Life Act, Minority Leader Senator Diana Jones and the SADEMs reveal their alternative; a constitutional amendment. Senator Adrian Rossi (R) and Senator Diana Jones (D), the authors of the two combating bills — image edited by Harold Kim, LSDN, June 30th 2022 Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case held in the Supreme Court that guaranteed access to abortions nation wide, was repealed on Friday, June the 24th, following the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson in a ruling of 6-to-3. Justices Kavanaugh, Barret, Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas and Roberts voted to repeal the ruling whereas Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Breyer voted against. Now, senators and citizens of San Andreas must decide on how our state should treat abortions. The Republican Party of San Andreas’ Senator Adrian Rossi submitted their bill to the senate, the Preservation of Life Act 2022, on the 23rd of May. A month prior to the repeal of Roe v. Wade. If the bill were to pass and were to come into effect, citizens would be able to sue women who undergo the procedure as well as the medical practitioners who perform abortions for a minimum of $10,000 as well as any legal costs incurred. A person would be liable to pay $10,000 for each abortion performed or induced Abortions, under this law, would only be available without the threat of civil action if a fetal heartbeat isn’t detected or if the physician believes that an abortion is necessary due to a medical emergency. The act also provided exemptions when the patient was impregnated through rape, sexual assault, incest, or through another traumatic sexual crime. A fetal heartbeat is most commonly found via ultrasound within six weeks into pregnancy, however it can be found as early as five weeks, Medical News Today reported. In a study conducted by Amy M. Braum and Katherine A. Ahrens for Matern Child Health, published in 2018, they found that women remain unaware of their pregnancies until between 5 and 6 weeks gestation. A total of six states have introduced and passed laws that limit abortions to six weeks since last menstrual period. However, only three of them are currently enforced. The rest are facing either temporary or permanent freezes from court orders. The three states that have passed such bills are Texas, Ohio and South Carolina. South Carolina’s abortion restriction notably includes exceptions for abortions caused by rape, incest, and lethal fetal anomalies regardless of a fetal heartbeat. During the initial hearing for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee (HELP) within the San Andreas Senate, held on June the 5th, SADEM’s Minority Leader Diana Jones expressed her concerns surrounding using a “fetal heartbeat” as a cutoff point. The Preservation of Life Act of 2022 is similar to a law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2021; the Texas Heartbeat Act. The Texas Heartbeat Act likewise enables citizens to sue medical practitioners for carrying out abortions once a fetal heartbeat is found. The Texas Heartbeat Act was the first act of its kind where citizens were able to sue others for abortions, essentially deputizing them, which led to more Senators from states like Oklohoma, Idaho, and now San Andreas to model their own acts after it. Much like with the Texas Heartbeat Bill, citizens of other states may levy suits against those in this bill. The first case brought to the courts in Texas suing a medical practitioner for carrying out an abortion was by an Arkansas man. Criticism has been levied against the Republican Party and Senator Rossi for the Preservation of Life Act. One person who made their grievances known was the Los Santos County District Attorney Terentiy Schwetz. DA Schwetz released a press statement condemning the act and dubbed the discussions surrounding the act in the senate chamber as “ludicrous.” “My office steadfastly stands against any legislation that purports to 'preserve life' by taking away freedoms which exist under Roe v. Wade - and frankly, even if Roe v. Wade were overturned, my office would STILL support the right of women to have access to abortions.”, wrote Schwetz on June the 10th. “I took office with an oath to preserve the constitutional rights of San Andreas citizens, and I hold that if this bill passes it will be a terrible day for our beautiful state and a grave violation of our State's constitution.” While the bill makes no note of any criminal action being taken against the women nor practitioners who either perform or induce abortion, Schwetz acknowledged that, if that were to change, his office wouldn’t prosecute. He wrote that “We certainly would never prevent women from exercising their rights as it concerns decisions regarding their own bodies” The Chairman of the Republican Party, Jonathan Spencer, later condemned the District Attorney through a party press release. The party contested Schwetz’s claim that victims of violent sexual crimes were vulnerable under the Preservation of Life Act, citing section V (e) of the act. Section V (e) aims to nullify the law in cases where violent sexual crimes were committed. "I find it very amusing that the District Attorney's office is clearly commenting on a bill that they haven't bothered reading, which begs the question, did the District Attorney read the bill?”, wrote Chairman Spencer. DA Schwets listed victims of violent crimes as one of two noted reasons why abortions shouldn’t be restricted. He wrote in his press release that “we have women who cannot afford the burden of being a mother, we have victims of violent sex crimes, we have people who could not support children who seek this process in order to ensure that if they make the decision to have a baby, they can eventually properly support them.” Criticism also came from Senator Rudy Benson (R). Senator Benson initially supported the bill as a co-sponsor, however, as criticism grew against the bill, his office released a statement deeming the bill unconstitutional and expressed his intent to vote against the bill. “While I am a proud Republican, I have always made clear that I am a moderate and will not give into political extremes.”, Senator Benson wrote. “I have a duty to my constituents and cannot in good consciousness endorse such a draconian and unconstitutional proposal. Let me be clear. I, Senator Benson, will not be the vote that gets this terrible proposal passed.” Chairman Spencer and the SAGOP later released a press statement condemning Benson following his statement, where Spencer claimed that Benson expressed support to them in private. Spencer dismissed the claims that the law itself is unconstitutional due to the difficulties of it being challenged in a court of law. Spencer wrote that "Senator Benson, of all people, should know the most, having called the bill unconstitutional when I know very well that the law will be extremely difficult to challenge in court due to its unique enforcement mechanism, which prohibits state officials from enforcing the law and instead authorizes private individuals to sue anyone who performs or assists in an abortion.” The Texas Heartbeat Act has faced numerous challenges in court from pro-choice groups, however the courts in Texas has allowed the act to stand. One of the difficulties that this challenged against this act faces, as well as the difficulties that challenges against the Preservation of Life Act would face if passed, is that, due to state officials not enforcing the bill and enforcement is placed upon private citizens, court justices and attorneys cannot be sued on the grounds that the act isn’t constitutional. The SAGOP's bill is currently awaiting a hearing from the senate’s HELP committee. The hearing remains unscheduled, and the senate is seeking healthcare professionals to weigh in with expert advice during the hearing. During the first hearing on the Preservation of Life Act, which was held on June the 9th, Senator Jackie Lu expressed her support for the bill where she said “as long a fetus has a heartbeat, it's alive.” In a previous statement written for the Daily News however, given on May the 15th, Lu cited socioeconomic reasons as to why a woman may wish to seek abortion and expressed her desire to keep abortions accessible for these reasons. She wrote that “We will not be denied the authority to make choices about our own bodies. I will not stop working until everyone, and I mean everyone, regardless of poverty, zip code, or race, has access to safe, legal, and accessible abortions. If [women] are not prepared. How can you maintain a child if you are still in education with over more than $50,000's in student debt? The correct response is no; you cannot.” The San Andreas Democratic Party as a whole expressed their stance against the bill on June the 24th, where they shared and supported Democrat Senator Kaoru King-Yagami’s (D) post on Facebrowser. The SADEM’s social media page wrote “Every woman has the right to choose” as well as a brief sentence reaffirming the party's pro-choice stance alongside King-Yagami’s post. Senator King-Yagami wrote from his Facebrowser account that he will “fight to the bitter end” to ensure a woman has access to abortions. He wrote “I would like to make it abundantly clear; I believe in a woman's right to choose. I will fight to the bitter end for a woman's right to make the choices about anything to do with her bodily autonomy.” SADEM’s Minority Leader in the Senate, Diana Jones, called upon other republican senators to vote against the Preservation of Life Act in a press release on the repeal of the Roe v. Wade ruling. “The San Andreas State Senate currently faces a Republican majority, and while Republican Chairman Jonathan Spencer and President Pro Tempore Adrian Rossi have made their stances clear, I have faith the other Republican senators of the senate to block their attempts at taking women's rights away. “ In the same press release, Minority Leader Jones announced her and the party’s intent to submit a bill to amend the San Andreas Constitution to include provisions to secure abortions; intending to give the same securities provided from the ruling from Roe v. Wade. “I will move to enshrine women's rights to have an abortion in our own state's constitution. Abortion has been a constitutional right for half a decade, and I will fight to keep it that way. My office stands with women. We believe abortion care is health care and we will not stop working to defend these most basic, and truly personal freedoms.” For a law to pass in the San Andreas senate, it would need a majority of senators to rule in favor. There are currently six republican and four democrat senators. If senators vote according to party lines, where Republicans vote in favor and Democrats vote against, the Republican's Preservation of Life act will most likely pass through the senate and the Democrat's bill to amend the San Andreas Constitution would be expected to fail. However, with Senator Benson (R) expressing their intent to vote against, and Senator Lu (D) stating their support for the republican's bill on the 5th, the bills' future remain uncertain. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 27th, 2022 — 8:29PM White supremacist gang leader killed by three in Twin Towers, reports say Daryl "Boyscout" Greene, a reported influential member in the Aryan Brotherhood, was murdered inside of his prison cell at Twin Towers Correctional Facility by three fellow gang members. Detectives cite "internal politics" for the reason. Daryl "Boyscout" Greene, mugshot circa 2007 — Courtesy of Los Santos Times On the 22nd of June, at approximately 8pm within the Twin Towers correctional facility, suspected gang leader Daryl “Boyscout” Greene was stabbed numerous times and killed using a make-shift prison shank, the Department of Medical Examiners and Coroners reported. A representative on behalf of the Twin Towers Correctional Facility wrote that, during the inmates’ yard time, three inmates entered and exited Greene’s cell on the 22nd. His body was later discovered around midnight the same day. In the report provided by the DMEC to the Los Santos Daily News, Daryl Greene was said to have suffered “repeated sharp-force and blunt-force injuries”, and that his death was determined to be a homicide. From the Coroner’s report, the Los Santos County Sheriff’s Department staff within TTCF attempted to aid Greene in their medical facility, however was unable to do so. Detectives from the Operation Safe Streets and Operation Safe Jails Bureaus were able to identify all three of the inmates that assisted in Greene’s murder, according to a written report. The report did not disclose the identities of the inmates. This is the most recent gang-land murder within the Twin Towers Correctional Facility after a series numerous more across different gangs. Over the past month, two Mexican Mafia leaders, Santos Ortega and Gilbert Montiel, were killed by gang members and affiliates of the Mexican Mafia or gangs allied with the Mexican Mafia in separate incidents. A former inmate of the Twin Towers Correctional Facility who was familiar with the gang culture within described it as “a big powder keg that’s constantly on the brink.” A sergeant in the Operation Safe Streets Bureau of the LSSD previously described the nature of prison gang politics to be “cut-throat “. The written report provided by the TTCF representative noted that the primary motive behind Greene’s murder is due to “internal politics” within Greene’s gang. In the written report provided by the TTCF representative, Greene was described as “a known Aryan Brotherhood figurehead who oversaw operations within Los Santos County.” A source within TTCF noted that Daryl Greene held a tremendous amount of influence within their cell block in their gang, once describing them as the “head-honcho.” Court records shown that Daryl Greene was sentenced to incarceration following numerous accounts of weapons and narcotics trafficking in 2007. He was charged for first-degree murder in 2017 but, following a trial that lasted until 2021, he was acquitted of all charges, the Los Santos Times reported. Daryl Greene, as reported by gangland news focused publications, was suspected to be a former member of the Nazi Low Riders white supremacist prison gang. However, after a conflict between the Aryan Brotherhood and the Nazi Low Riders, Greene was inducted into the Aryan Brotherhood. The Aryan Brotherhood is one of the most violent prison gangs on the west coast. A report published by the FBI, with the statistics publicised within the Southern Poverty Law Centre’s Intelligence Report in 2013, shown that despite only making up less than a tenth of one percent of the population (<0.01%) of the US prison system, Aryan Brotherhood members have been responsible for 18% of homicides. From a disclosed 1998 handbook from the U.S. Department of Justice detailing gang awareness for future law enforcement officers to reference in San Andreas, it listed the criminal activities that the Aryan Brotherhood gang deals with includes: contract murders; extortion; narcotics trafficking; commercial robberies (banks being a frequent target); and weapons and explosives trafficking. Greene was initially convicted for weapons and narcotics trafficking, and was charged for murder later in his sentence. He was later acquitted for his murder charge. The Aryan Brotherhood’s and other white supremacist gang’s reputation for violence extends far beyond the prison walls. A Colorado white supremacist gang named the 211 Crew was responsible for the death of Tom Clements, the head of Colorado’s prison system, by 211 Crew member Evan Spencer Ebel in 2013, the CBS News reported. In 2012, Daniel Evan Wacht, a man who described himself as a member of the Aryan Brotherhood, killed and decapitated Kurt Johnson in North Dakota to gain infamy for his group, reported the Jamestown Sun. Mark Pitcavage of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) wrote to the SPLC saying “there are a number of racist prison gangs that have just as many members if not more on the street as behind bars.” The Aryan Brotherhood is just one of a number of white supremacist gangs within Los Santos County, with others including: Public Enemy No. 1; Nazi Low Riders — the supposed previous gang of Greene; the Family Affiliated Irish Mafia, a growing offshoot from the Aryan Brotherhood; and many other smaller collections of skinheads and “peckerwoods”. Earlier this month, on June the 6th, the LSSD’s Operation Safe Streets Bureau conducted raids across Vespucci properties linked to white supremacist gangs. The raids led to 17 firearms and 1.3 kilograms of narcotics being seized, which later led to two arrests. In an interview with the Los Santos Tribune’s Phoebe Holter in 2021, Detective Moss of OSS noted how white supremacist skinhead and peckerwood gangs are harder to tackle. “They like to cause a ruckus and then go into hiding, but we're getting better at getting on their tail.”, Moss said. Comments are enabled here.

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 27th, 2022 — 8:29PM White supremacist gang leader killed by three in Twin Towers, reports say Daryl "Boyscout" Greene, a reported influential member in the Aryan Brotherhood, was murdered inside of his prison cell at Twin Towers Correctional Facility by three fellow gang members. Detectives cite "internal politics" for the reason. Daryl "Boyscout" Greene, mugshot circa 2007 — Courtesy of Los Santos Times On the 22nd of June, at approximately 8pm within the Twin Towers correctional facility, suspected gang leader Daryl “Boyscout” Greene was stabbed numerous times and killed using a make-shift prison shank, the Department of Medical Examiners and Coroners reported. A representative on behalf of the Twin Towers Correctional Facility wrote that, during the inmates’ yard time, three inmates entered and exited Greene’s cell on the 22nd. His body was later discovered around midnight the same day. In the report provided by the DMEC to the Los Santos Daily News, Daryl Greene was said to have suffered “repeated sharp-force and blunt-force injuries”, and that his death was determined to be a homicide. From the Coroner’s report, the Los Santos County Sheriff’s Department staff within TTCF attempted to aid Greene in their medical facility, however was unable to do so. Detectives from the Operation Safe Streets and Operation Safe Jails Bureaus were able to identify all three of the inmates that assisted in Greene’s murder, according to a written report. The report did not disclose the identities of the inmates. This is the most recent gang-land murder within the Twin Towers Correctional Facility after a series numerous more across different gangs. Over the past month, two Mexican Mafia leaders, Santos Ortega and Gilbert Montiel, were killed by gang members and affiliates of the Mexican Mafia or gangs allied with the Mexican Mafia in separate incidents. A former inmate of the Twin Towers Correctional Facility who was familiar with the gang culture within described it as “a big powder keg that’s constantly on the brink.” A sergeant in the Operation Safe Streets Bureau of the LSSD previously described the nature of prison gang politics to be “cut-throat “. The written report provided by the TTCF representative noted that the primary motive behind Greene’s murder is due to “internal politics” within Greene’s gang. In the written report provided by the TTCF representative, Greene was described as “a known Aryan Brotherhood figurehead who oversaw operations within Los Santos County.” A source within TTCF noted that Daryl Greene held a tremendous amount of influence within their cell block in their gang, once describing them as the “head-honcho.” Court records shown that Daryl Greene was sentenced to incarceration following numerous accounts of weapons and narcotics trafficking in 2007. He was charged for first-degree murder in 2017 but, following a trial that lasted until 2021, he was acquitted of all charges, the Los Santos Times reported. Daryl Greene, as reported by gangland news focused publications, was suspected to be a former member of the Nazi Low Riders white supremacist prison gang. However, after a conflict between the Aryan Brotherhood and the Nazi Low Riders, Greene was inducted into the Aryan Brotherhood. The Aryan Brotherhood is one of the most violent prison gangs on the west coast. A report published by the FBI, with the statistics publicised within the Southern Poverty Law Centre’s Intelligence Report in 2013, shown that despite only making up less than a tenth of one percent of the population (<0.01%) of the US prison system, Aryan Brotherhood members have been responsible for 18% of homicides. From a disclosed 1998 handbook from the U.S. Department of Justice detailing gang awareness for future law enforcement officers to reference in San Andreas, it listed the criminal activities that the Aryan Brotherhood gang deals with includes: contract murders; extortion; narcotics trafficking; commercial robberies (banks being a frequent target); and weapons and explosives trafficking. Greene was initially convicted for weapons and narcotics trafficking, and was charged for murder later in his sentence. He was later acquitted for his murder charge. The Aryan Brotherhood’s and other white supremacist gang’s reputation for violence extends far beyond the prison walls. A Colorado white supremacist gang named the 211 Crew was responsible for the death of Tom Clements, the head of Colorado’s prison system, by 211 Crew member Evan Spencer Ebel in 2013, the CBS News reported. In 2012, Daniel Evan Wacht, a man who described himself as a member of the Aryan Brotherhood, killed and decapitated Kurt Johnson in North Dakota to gain infamy for his group, reported the Jamestown Sun. Mark Pitcavage of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) wrote to the SPLC saying “there are a number of racist prison gangs that have just as many members if not more on the street as behind bars.” The Aryan Brotherhood is just one of a number of white supremacist gangs within Los Santos County, with others including: Public Enemy No. 1; Nazi Low Riders — the supposed previous gang of Greene; the Family Affiliated Irish Mafia, a growing offshoot from the Aryan Brotherhood; and many other smaller collections of skinheads and “peckerwoods”. Earlier this month, on June the 6th, the LSSD’s Operation Safe Streets Bureau conducted raids across Vespucci properties linked to white supremacist gangs. The raids led to 17 firearms and 1.3 kilograms of narcotics being seized, which later led to two arrests. In an interview with the Los Santos Tribune’s Phoebe Holter in 2021, Detective Moss of OSS noted how white supremacist skinhead and peckerwood gangs are harder to tackle. “They like to cause a ruckus and then go into hiding, but we're getting better at getting on their tail.”, Moss said. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

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NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 25th, 2022 — 10:25PM Three dead in Pillbox shooting. Racially motivated, witness says Following an alleged racially-motivated altercation, three people were shot dead on Vespucci Boulevard in Pillbox, a witness reports. "I love the work I do, helping make Los Santos a better place to live in for everyone, no matter their background." Officer Stephenie Hayes of the Los Santos Police Department. — Yunisa Delgado-Flores, June 25th 2022 On June the 25th, at approximately 9:00PM, an altercation between two men led to a shooting outside the Empire State 1957 50s-themed bar in Pillbox. The shooting left a total of 3 dead. The Los Santos Police Department were present on scene, but were unable to give a comment. Senator Andrew Brandenburg, the owner of Empire State 1957 along with many other businesses in Los Santos County, reported that there was a "misunderstanding" between the individuals. "We only heard some gunshots then we went outside to check. And there was it. Two nice bodies lying in front of my bar." Quinn Rivera, a local of Pillbox, witnessed the shooting first-hand. "It was blacks versus whites, real skinheads. They exchanged some insults, one thing lead to another and, yeah. It's crazy." The victims include three men in their mid twenties, one African-American and two Caucasian. The identities of the victims has not been disclosed by the LSPD nor the DMEC. The shooters are believed to have all died in the altercation. The Daily News has submitted a formal request to the LSPD for more information, more details to come. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 25th, 2022 — 3:30AM LSSD raids Sunshine apartment complex in relation to Vespucci murder At 10:00PM on June the 24th, the Los Santos Sheriff's Department acted on a search warrant where they raided an undisclosed apartment in the Sunshine complex in Little Seoul. Sunshine Apartments, deputies preparing to enter and search. Onlookers watching. — Yunisa Delgado-Flores, June 24th 2022 On June the 24th, at approximately 10PM, the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department acted on a search warrant on a property within the Sunshine apartment complex. Lieutenant Ray Valdez of the Davis Station Detective Bureau reported that the search was in relation to a homicide in Vespucci earlier in the week. The homicide in question was a shooting on June the 19th in Bay City Avenue, Vespucci. The victim has yet to be identified by the coroner's office, nor has the shooter been apprehended. "We're executing a search warrant that we hope is gonna give us more evidence to close that case out.", Valdez said on-scene to the Daily News. Onlookers reported seeing the deputies prepare outside of the complex for 40 minutes. After which, deputies proceeded to enter and exit the complex numerous times throughout the evening and further into the night. Details on the suspected shooter has not been released by the Sheriff's department, nor the motives behind the shooting. The Davis Station's Detectives Bureau however is working alongside the LSSD's Operation Safe Streets Bureau to determine whether the killing is gang-related. More developments to come. Comments are enabled here.

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 25th, 2022 — 7:20PM Local business owner pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to 8 years Harlee Soho, the owner of the Stooges punk-themed bar in Little Seoul, pleaded guilty to the murder of Samantha Baker as well as possession of an unlicensed firearm. Sunshine Apartments, deputies preparing to enter and search. Onlookers watching. — Yunisa Delgado-Flores, June 24th 2022 On June the 22nd, at 11:16PM, Judge Jacqueline Keating sentenced Harlee Soho, 23, for 8 years imprisonment, the minimum for first degree murder, for the murder of Samantha Baker, 21, as well as the possession of an unlicensed firearm following their guilty plea in Los Santos County's Superior Court. Stooges, the bar that Harlee owned, is a punk-themed bar located within Little Seoul. Locals have complained to the Daily prior about the attraction of drunken violence and skinheads the business brought to the district. Throughout the month of May, it faced multiple accounts of vandalism and graffiti. On May the 20th, the business faced a fire that led to the temporary closure of the business. The source of the fire has not been disclosed. The Los Santos Fire Department wrote in a press release that the fire was classed as commercial due to the size and nature of the fire. The press release noted that "flames protruded from the interior" and, due to the fire starting as the business was closed, there were no casualties. The State Fire Marshal proceeded to investigate the cause of the fire however has not publicly disclosed the source of the fire as of yet. The Daily News reached out to the Fire Marshals on June the 21st and has yet to receive a response. The business recovered from the fire and proceeded to open throughout the first half of June. Since the arrest, charge, and sentence of Soho however, the business has remained closed. There has been criticism against judge Keating and the District Attorney's office following this trial by a few members of the public. The criticism comes from the sentence of eight years following first degree murder. Online, a series of comments by local resident "Theo Pow" expressed their frustration at the sentence. One of which read that "Harlee Soho will be out of jail before she even reaches the end of young adulthood. How is this justice?" "Sentence rendered this morning. They seem to agree with the DA's Office that a sentence of eight years is somehow justice enough against someone that has taken a young woman, permanently, from their family - with a premeditated plot. Harlee Soho will be out of jail before she even reaches the end of young adulthood. How is this justice?" The Los Santos County District Attorney Office's Diana Morales, the prosecutor who filed the charges against Soho, refused to provide a comment when the Daily reached out for details surrounding this case. The Daily News wrote to Harlee Soho on June the 22nd. We have yet to receive a response. Samantha Baker, the person Harlee pleaded guilty to murdering, was said to have close ties with the business. The motive for the murder has not been disclosed. Comments are enabled here.

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 25th, 2022 — 7:20PM Local business owner pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to 8 years Harlee Soho, the owner of the Stooges punk-themed bar in Little Seoul, pleaded guilty to the murder of Samantha Baker as well as possession of an unlicensed firearm. Sunshine Apartments, deputies preparing to enter and search. Onlookers watching. — Yunisa Delgado-Flores, June 24th 2022 On June the 22nd, at 11:16PM, Judge Jacqueline Keating sentenced Harlee Soho, 23, for 8 years imprisonment, the minimum for first degree murder, for the murder of Samantha Baker, 21, as well as the possession of an unlicensed firearm following their guilty plea in Los Santos County's Superior Court. Stooges, the bar that Harlee owned, is a punk-themed bar located within Little Seoul. Locals have complained to the Daily prior about the attraction of drunken violence and skinheads the business brought to the district. Throughout the month of May, it faced multiple accounts of vandalism and graffiti. On May the 20th, the business faced a fire that led to the temporary closure of the business. The source of the fire has not been disclosed. The Los Santos Fire Department wrote in a press release that the fire was classed as commercial due to the size and nature of the fire. The press release noted that "flames protruded from the interior" and, due to the fire starting as the business was closed, there were no casualties. The State Fire Marshal proceeded to investigate the cause of the fire however has not publicly disclosed the source of the fire as of yet. The Daily News reached out to the Fire Marshals on June the 21st and has yet to receive a response. The business recovered from the fire and proceeded to open throughout the first half of June. Since the arrest, charge, and sentence of Soho however, the business has remained closed. There has been criticism against judge Keating and the District Attorney's office following this trial by a few members of the public. The criticism comes from the sentence of eight years following first degree murder. Online, a series of comments by local resident "Theo Pow" expressed their frustration at the sentence. One of which read that "Harlee Soho will be out of jail before she even reaches the end of young adulthood. How is this justice?" "Sentence rendered this morning. They seem to agree with the DA's Office that a sentence of eight years is somehow justice enough against someone that has taken a young woman, permanently, from their family - with a premeditated plot. Harlee Soho will be out of jail before she even reaches the end of young adulthood. How is this justice?" The Los Santos County District Attorney Office's Diana Morales, the prosecutor who filed the charges against Soho, refused to provide a comment when the Daily reached out for details surrounding this case. The Daily News wrote to Harlee Soho on June the 22nd. We have yet to receive a response. Samantha Baker, the person Harlee pleaded guilty to murdering, was said to have close ties with the business. The motive for the murder has not been disclosed. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 25th, 2022 — 3:30AM, Updated June 25th, 2022 — 9:55PM LSSD raids Sunshine apartment complex in relation to Vespucci murder At 10:00PM on June the 24th, the Los Santos Sheriff's Department acted on a search warrant where they raided an undisclosed apartment in the Sunshine complex in Little Seoul. Sunshine Apartments, deputies preparing to enter and search. Onlookers watching. — Yunisa Delgado-Flores, June 24th 2022 On June the 24th, at approximately 10PM, the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department acted on a search warrant on a property within the Sunshine apartment complex. Lieutenant Ray Valdez of the Davis Station Detective Bureau reported that the search was in relation to a homicide in Vespucci earlier in the week. The homicide in question was a shooting on June the 19th in Bay City Avenue, Vespucci. The victim has yet to be identified by the coroner's office, nor has the shooter been apprehended. "We're executing a search warrant that we hope is gonna give us more evidence to close that case out.", Valdez said on-scene to the Daily News. Onlookers reported seeing the deputies prepare outside of the complex for 40 minutes. After which, deputies proceeded to enter and exit the complex numerous times throughout the evening and further into the night. On June the 25th, at 9:50pm, Valdez disclosed to the press that a total of two properties were searched on Ginger street. Details on the suspected shooter has not been released by the Sheriff's department, nor the motives behind the shooting. The Davis Station's Detectives Bureau however is working alongside the LSSD's Operation Safe Streets Bureau to determine whether the killing is gang-related. More developments to come. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

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