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03.09.18 Volume 17 Issue 95
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Lawsuit against Police arrest California alleged Montana echoes Arizona Avenue purse immigration fight snatcher
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Police arrested a 19-year-old accused of stealing a woman’s purse off her shoulder near Ten Women Gallery on Montana Avenue Tuesday morning. Warlys Ernest Jimenez is charged with robbery and remains in jail on $50,000 bail. The woman was not hurt during the strong-armed robbery. The victim immediately flagged down a passing car and asked the driver to call 9-1-1. The driver not only called the police but also continued to follow the suspect while providing updates to Public Safety Dispatch on the man’s movements. Police caught up to the suspect five blocks away on the 800 block of 7th street, near the Starbucks Coffee and Chase Bank. The suspect took off running and officers gave chase. The suspect was eventually arrested in a nearby alley. Officers recovered the victim’s purse. Jimenez could not be reached for comment. He was listed as a runaway juvenile in a 2015 missing
The Trump administration's lawsuit against California over state laws aimed at protecting immigrants makes the same argument the Obama administration made when it went after an Arizona law that sought to crack down on people in the country illegally: The power to regulate immigration lies primarily with the U.S. government. But legal experts say the two states' laws are fundamentally different, so the claim that states can't control immigration may not carry as much weight in the lawsuit announced by U.S Attorney Jeff Sessions. Sessions is challenging three California laws, including one that requires the state to review detention facilities where immigrants are held and another that bars law enforcement from providing release dates for people in jail and their personal information. “The lawsuit against California is not going to be decided on the general, broader claim that immigration is exclusively the purview of the federal government,” said Pratheepan Gulasekaram, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law who studies state immigration regulations. Federal officials say they need the kind of information California has blocked to take custody of people in the country illegally who are dangerous and need to be removed. The Trump administration often points to the case of Kate Steinle — a San Francisco woman who was shot and killed in 2015 by a Mexican man who had been deported five times — as an example of the need for tougher immigration laws.
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Council approves emergency ordinance to govern Bird scooters KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
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The Santa Monica City Council has approved an emergency ordinance to get a better grip on the thousands of Bird scooters left on sidewalks around to town. The new rule allows the city to collect a $60 impound fee for any “shared mobility device” that poses an immediate hazard or obstructs access to public space. The emergency rules come as three more companies file paperwork to operate so-called “dockless” mobility systems in the city. “We want to try to prevent this
from getting out of control because this isn’t just about Bird. We have three other companies that have dockless bicycles that want to come into Santa Monica,” said Salvador Valles, the city’s assistant director of planning and community development Tuesday. City staff will return to Council in the coming months to carve out a new, permanent regulatory framework to govern e-bikes, scooters, and bike rental operators that function without a fixed location. Bird operates on an “ad hock” rental system that allows users to pick up and drop off scooters anywhere within the city. The compa-
ny is currently hammering out partnerships with private businesses to serve as more “nests” for the scooters to park without being in the public right-of-way. Each scooter has a GPS tracker that allows users and the company to track their whereabouts. “We are eager to collaborate with shared mobility companies to develop a longer-term regulatory approach that enhances transportation options while protecting public safety and accessibility,” said Deputy City Manager Anuj Gupta. “In the meantime, we anticipate SEE ORDINANCE PAGE 7
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