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California sheriff broke election law by seizing ballots, state Supreme Court rules (opens the original)
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This is a breaking news story that will be updated. Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco lost in California’s Supreme Court on Thursday morning. Then he lost again. In back-to-back rulings, the justices ruled unanimously that Bianco broke the law when he seized more than 650,000 ballots from that county’s top election administrator earlier this year and that he broke it again when he ignored directives from the state’s attorney general to reverse course shortly after. The court ruled that Bianco must e
How do you get a housing permit in California? He can hook you up, for a fee (opens the original)
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Tanner “The Planner" Blackman does not swing hammers or lay foundations. He does not raise funds or finesse land deals. He does not draft blueprints, write contracts, test soil conditions or calculate the varied seismic loads that a new building can sustain. Blackman’s job is a mostly under-the-radar, but often indispensable, fixture of California’s urban housing market: He helps people get their building projects
Housing permits (opens the original)
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Why it matters: Tanner “The Planner” Blackman does not swing hammers or lay foundations. He does not raise funds or finesse land deals. He does not draft blueprints, write contracts, test soil conditions or calculate the varied seismic loads that a new building can sustain. Blackman’s job is a mostly under the radar, but often indispensable, fixture of California’s urban housing market: He helps people get their building projects approved. So-called land-use consultants and permit expediters are
Ballot seizure case (opens the original)
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The backstory: Riverside County deputies seized the ballots as part of Bianco’s investigation into alleged voter fraud in California’s November special election on redistricting after activists alleged the ballots were undercounted. Bianco’s attorney, Bradley Hertz, argued that local law enforcement officers have the right to take ballots after obtaining a warrant, regardless of state laws detailing how election challenges, recalls and investigations should be handled. He also argued, in the sec
California Justices Seem Skeptical of Sheriff Chad Bianco’s Defense in Ballot Seizure Case (opens the original)
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Smoke on Bear River Ridge This Week? That’s Just a Controlled Burn » This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical on Monday that Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco was acting within his legal rights when he seized more than 650,000 ballots from that county’s top election administrator in March. In back-to-back hearings in downtown San Francisco, Bianco’s attorney, Bradley Hertz, argued that local law enforceme
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