California
California deputies use tax dollars to travel 500 miles, cross 6 counties to kill pet goat: Lawsuit
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. – A mom of a 9-year-old is suing the Shasta District Truthful and Occasion Middle (Shasta Truthful Affiliation), the County of Shasta, and the Shasta County Sheriff’s Division after allegedly seizing a pet goat named Cedar and slaughtering it, in response to a lawsuit.
In a lawsuit first filed in August 2022, mom Jessica Lengthy stated Shasta Truthful Affiliation honest officers used “strong-arm” ways to forcibly seize a pet belonging to her daughter, known as “E.L.” utilizing regulation enforcement.
Lengthy and her legal professionals, Ryan R. Gordan and Vanessa T. Shakib with Advancing Legislation for Animals and Daniel J. Kolde, acknowledged Lt. Jerry Fernandez, Det. Jacob Duncan, Det. Jeremy Ashbee, and 10 different unnamed deputies violated the Lengthy household’s Fourth and 14th amendments of their actions of taking, slaughtering, then barbequing E.L.’s goat from the Sonoma Farm in Sonoma County final July.
It began when E.L., as a member of the native 4-H youth group, participated in a junior livestock public sale on June 24, 2022, on the annual Shasta District Truthful, the lawsuit stated. Earlier than the bidding passed off, the Longs allegedly tried to withdraw their participation within the public sale however had been denied by honest officers, saying it wasn’t allowed.
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Legal professionals for the Longs stated no such guidelines which can be “legally enforceable” existed.
In keeping with the lawsuit, the possession of Cedar is to the Lengthy household, as they first bought the goat. Of their lawsuit, they stated the Shasta Truthful Affiliation that anybody “exhibiting” the animals have to be the authorized house owners and that their entry kind for the public sale “conceded” E.L. as Cedar’s authorized proprietor.
The legal professionals reported that the honest had no possession of the goat due to E.L.’s and Cedar’s attendance and that at most they had been solely entitled to a specific amount after Cedar was bought, in response to the affiliation’s guidelines.
Cedar’s “meat cuts,” and never Cedar itself, had been bought to State Sen. Brian Dahle for $902.00. Dahle later instructed Lengthy that he didn’t object to saving Cedar from slaughter and “successfully waived his rights to Cedar,” after she reached out to his workplace, in response to the lawsuit.
“It’s noteworthy that Cedar’s profitable bidder was not entitled to, and didn’t buy, Cedar…there was nothing concerning the cuts of meat obtained from Cedar’s slaughter that had been distinctive or particular property for authorized functions as to any bidder,” stated the lawsuit.
Nevertheless, this didn’t deter honest officers who then reached out to the native sheriff’s division to have Cedar forcibly returned, Lengthy’s legal professionals stated.
Lengthy alleged she tried to settle with the honest officers, writing a letter and providing to pay for any losses and/or damages that will come up in sparing the lifetime of Cedar.
“My daughter sobbed in her pen together with her goat…The barn was largely empty and on the final minute I made a decision to interrupt the principles and take the goat that evening and cope with the implications later,” Lengthy instructed the Los Angeles Instances.
“Heartbreaking …. Our daughter misplaced three grandparents inside the final 12 months and our household has had a lot heartbreak and disappointment that I couldn’t bear the considered the next weeks of disappointment after the slaughter [of Cedar] …,” stated Lengthy in response to the lawsuit.
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After making such a suggestion, Lengthy then took Cedar 200 miles away to the Sonoma Farm in Sonoma County to keep away from “[upsetting] different 4-H members and group members” by having the goat of their possession.
Shasta County deputies would later first journey to Bleating Hearts Farm, an animal sanctuary in Napa County after mistakenly believing Cedar was there, then to the Sonoma Farm to take away Cedar with none authorized proper, touring over 500 miles at “taxpayer expense” and crossing six county traces, the lawsuit stated.
In her makes an attempt to avoid wasting Cedar, Lengthy stated she was threatened by honest officers on being charged with a felony.
KTVU has reached out to Lengthy’s legal professionals, Bleating Hearts Farm, the County of Shasta, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Division, and the Shasta Truthful Affiliation.
“Truthful officers and sheriffs abused their energy to show this little woman a lesson. She bonded with Cedar like we bond with our canine. And as his proprietor and a minor, she had the appropriate below California regulation to reject the cash and save his life. So to open a sham felony grand theft investigation, then drive 500 miles at taxpayer expense, is appalling. The fact is, if anybody right here stole a goat, it was the sheriffs and the Shasta Truthful,” stated Gordon.
Gordon moreover stated to the L.A. Instances, “It’s stunning…it’s somewhat woman’s goat, not Pablo Escobar.”
Not one of the remaining events concerned have reached again to KTVU; although a lawyer for the County instructed the L.A. Instances that because it’s an “lively litigation,” they nor county officers cannot present remark.
The sheriff’s division instructed the New York Put up that “Sadly, on account of pending litigation we’re unable to remark.”
It is unclear if the identical counsel is representing each the County and the Sheriff’s Division.
Shasta County, The Shasta County Sheriff’s Workplace, and the three deputies did present their “operative reply” relating to the lawsuit to Gordon and Shakib.
Of their reply, they did say that whereas they did “retrieve” a goat named Cedar, all different allegations made in opposition to them by Lengthy and her advocates both don’t require a response or deny “each allegation” within the elements requiring a response on whether or not or not they illegally seized Cedar or violated E.L’s rights granted Fourth and 14th amendments or another accusation talked about.
The one data they did affirm with the unique lawsuit are the events concerned on the plaintiff’s aspect and that the Shasta County Court docket has jurisdiction.
A petition has since been created for justice for the Lengthy household which could be accessed right here.
California
California doctor who drove Tesla off cliff with family inside won’t face trial, granted mental health diversion
The “suicidal” California doctor accused of intentionally driving his Tesla off a cliff with his wife and two young children inside won’t face trial for attempted murder as he is instead set to begin a mental health diversion program.
Dharmesh Patel, who was granted admission into the two-year program last Thursday at the San Mateo County Court, will remain in jail for “several weeks” before he’s released, the San Mateo District Attorney told NBC News.
The radiologist, who has spent the last 18 months behind bars. will be released from jail to his parent’s home where he will be ordered not to leave.
He will also have to report to court weekly for a progress report.
Patel will be ordered to be tested twice a week “to show medication compliance,” and will have to abstain from drugs and alcohol while also forfeiting his driver’s license and passport, the outlet reported.
The doctor will return to court on July 1 where details of his release will be determined, a spokesperson for District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe told NBC News.
Judge Susan Jakubowski granted Patel admission to the program while the DA’s office “intensely” opposed it.
The radiologist appeared “by all accounts a kind and loving” father, said Jakubowski on Thursday, adding that Patel would be better served in treatment than in jail, the Mercury News reported.
Last week’s ruling was made after evidence was found showing Patel has major depressive disorder.
In April two doctors testified in court that Patel suffered from “major depressive order” and experienced a “psychotic” break during the attempted murder-suicide on Jan. 2, 2023.
The Tesla Model Y plummeted off the 250-foot cliff off “Devil’s Slide” on Highway 1 and landed on the shore of the Pacific Ocean.
Miraculously, Patel, his wife and their two children — a 7-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son — all survived.
Patel was arrested and later charged with three counts of attempted murder. He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges saying the Tesla experienced a malfunction causing the car to careen off the cliff.
His wife Neha later told investigators her husband had suffered from depression before the crash.
“He’s depressed. He’s a doctor. He said he was going to drive off the cliff. He purposefully drove off,” Neha told rescuers.
During his testimony, psychologist Mark Patterson said Patel’s delusions were provoked by the nation’s fentanyl crisis, the war in Ukraine and feared his children could be kidnapped and molested, which appeared to have been connected to Patel’s worries about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
In May, Neha Patel begged prosecutors to drop the charges and admit her husband into the program.
“We need him in our lives and it has been over a year and a half since my children or I have seen or spoken to Dharmesh,” she said.
The doctor was deemed a good candidate for the program because he’s at low risk of injuring anyone else and has shown progress with his treatment since the crash, Patterson said.
California
California Shelves Repeal of 1950 Housing Law That Stoked Racial Tension | KQED
“While SCA 2 was one of many efforts to help address the housing crisis, the November’s ballot will be very crowded, and reaching voters will be difficult and expensive,” Allen said in a statement. “In addition, the legislature recently passed my SB 469, which substantially addresses some of the most significant concerns about how Article 34 might be impacting housing production.”
SB 469 clarifies that the use of state affordable housing dollars does not trigger Article 34’s requirement for voter approval. Allen said his focus is on determining whether these efforts are “making a significant dent in addressing the problem,” adding that quickly building more affordable housing is a priority.
Backed by the California Real Estate Association, the forerunner to the current California Association of Realtors, Article 34 was first adopted by voters in 1950. Realtors played on voters’ fears that affordable housing would lead to greater racial integration of exclusively white neighborhoods.
CAR issued a formal apology in 2022 for its past support of Article 34, with association President Otto Catrina condemning the actions and vowing to address the legacy of its “discriminatory policies and practices.”
The organization “remains a strong supporter of the repeal of Article 34 … which adds unnecessary hurdles and costs to the creation of affordable housing,” CAR spokesperson Sanjay Wagle said in a statement.
Wagle noted that a majority of Californians support repealing the provision but cited research showing a voter education campaign would be needed to explain the article’s effects.
“The cost of such a campaign in an election year with so many initiatives on the ballot made this campaign more costly and difficult, thus making it more logical to pursue a repeal on a future ballot,” Wagle wrote. “We thank Sen. Allen and Sen. Wiener for their efforts on this repeal effort and look forward to working [with] them and other stakeholders on this issue in the future.”
California
California Quarterback Commits to Penn State’s 2026 Recruiting Class
Though Penn State has been busily filling its 2025 recruiting class in June, the program hasn’t stopped looking ahead. The Nittany Lions on Tuesday received a commitment from 4-star California quarterback Troy Huhn, who became the second player in Penn State football’s 2026 recruiting class.
Huhn (6-4, 205 pounds) will be a junior at Mission Hills High, just north of San Diego. He threw for 1,623 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore last season. Huhn quickly built a strong offer sheet that included Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Auburn and Notre Dame, among many others. Huhn took an unofficial visits to Ohio State and Penn State in June, committing to the Nittany Lions two weeks after his trip.
Huhn is the 2026 recruiting class’ 10th-rated quarterback prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite, and a top-15 player in California. On3 ranks Huhn highest among the major recruiting services, slotting him at No. 60 nationally and sixth at quarterback.
Huhn, who committed to Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki and quarterbacks coach Danny O’Brien, spent time with head coach James Franklin during his unofficial visit. He told Sean Fitz of Blue-White Illustrated that Franklin made an impression.
“Coach O’Brien was great, but really my main thing when I was getting out there was to have more time with coach Franklin. They definitely gave that to me,” Huhn said in his interview with Blue-White Illustrated. “I really felt the love from coach Franklin. He’s very business, he’s awesome, he’s a funny guy. My mom loves him, he loves my mom. That relationship with him is now a lot better and I’m glad I got to spend that time with him.”
Huhn joins Harrisburg athlete Messiah Mickens on the ground floor of Penn State’s 2026 recruiting class. Mickens committed to Penn State in August 2023. Penn State had been recruiting several 2026 quarterbacks alongside Huhn. One of their targets, Dia Bell, recently committed to Texas.
Huhn’s commitment continued a prolific stretch for the Nittany Lions. Franklin and his staff have received commitments from five players in a four-day stretch. Four of them committed to Penn State’s 2025 recruiting class.
The most recent 2025 commitment belonged to Max Granville, a 4-star prospect from Texas and first-team all-state honoree as a junior. Granville, who will be a senior at Fort Bend Christian Academy, is rated as a 4-star linebacker according to the 247Sports Composite. However, the 6-3, 220-pound Granville projects at defensive end and was recruited by Penn State defensive line coach Deion Barnes. Granville chose Penn State after making an official visit to State College earlier in June. He also visited USC, Texas A&M and Oklahoma in June and took an official visit to Baylor in April.
Penn State opens the 2024 football season Aug. 31 at West Virginia. The game is scheduled for a noon kickoff on FOX.
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