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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back in 2013, California was debating whether to give teenagers who committed violent crimes a second chance. The proposed bill, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB260\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">SB 260\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, would allow juveniles to become eligible for parole earlier in their sentencing, after serving at least 15 years. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s when director \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3435580/\">Ben Lear\u003c/a> knew he had a film to make. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"They Call Us Monsters Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/u7BQc1Lxm6g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lear had been visiting “The Compound,” a high-security facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals. When he heard about the bill, he joined forces with screenwriter \u003ca href=\"https://www.theycallusmonsters.com/copy-of-sasha-alpert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabriel Cowan\u003c/a> to produce the documentary “\u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/they-call-us-monsters/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">They Call Us Monsters\u003c/a>.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cowan had the idea to start a screenwriting class for juvenile offenders after he gave a talk to incarcerated youth while working on another screenplay. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the course of a few months, Lear filmed Cowan working with three teenagers — Juan Gamez, Jarad Nava and Antonio Hernandez — who were awaiting trial, some facing sentences more than 100 years long. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Juan and Jarad were 16 when they were arrested; Antonio was 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467104\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467104\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Cowan teaches a screenwriting class to juvenile offenders at The Compound. \u003ccite>(BMP Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cowan says the juvenile justice system in California is broken. Instead of rehabilitating youth who have committed serious crimes, he says, it’s punishing them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t punish trauma out of a child, you have to love it out of them,” he says. “And that’s part of what I think works so well with these art programs. People who are trying through art help these kids deal with the trauma that they have gone through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it wasn’t easy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The film documents one of his first visits, when he asks the group to list their fears. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Antonio: “Fear of trust, fear of being alone, fear of public speaking, and fear of vulnerability,” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juan: “Death, loneliness, darkness, and love.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jarad: “I don’t like snakes, there’s a fear of heights, I’m not scared of heights, but there’s a fear. The dark.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But then, Jarad counters, “No, I’m not scared of the dark.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Seems like you’re avoiding the question,” Cowan replies. “Seems like maybe you’re afraid of the question.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467106\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467106\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Cowan and his students review their work at The Compound. \u003ccite>(BMP Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cowan says that getting the teens to open up to him was a long and sometimes difficult process. He had the group do a number of trust exercises. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“It wasn’t a direct line, it was a process that had zigzaggy lines. One week they would open up and trust me, and another week they would be joking around and sort of making me the villain.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cowan gave the teens liberty to choose what they wanted their film to be about. “You can write a science fiction, you can write an animated film, you can write about ninjas, whatever you want.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But the three boys decided to do something mutually biographical. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The plot emerged when the teens were talking about their fears. Juan said he was in love with a girl when he was 10, but was too scared to tell her. His story became one of the main themes in their film.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467107\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467107\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Cowan at The Compound, where he teaches a screenwriting class to juvenile offenders. \u003ccite>(BMP Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“We incorporated that experience, the experience of telling someone you love them and how scary that is,” says Cowan. “[It’s] the loss of innocence of this kid, who in this one day, nearly loses his virginity, smokes pot for the first time, gets kicked out of his house, sees a drive-by shooting, and all while trying to tell this girl that he loves her.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encouraged by Cowan and his classmates, Juan ended up calling his 10 year-old crush inside the jail.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This scene makes it into the final documentary, in which Lear \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">braids together footage from the class with clips from the fictional film that the teens wrote.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting back on his first week teaching his screenwriting class, Cowan says he was struck by the teens saying they don’t have friends. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s homies and there’s enemies,” he says they told him. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But by the end of the 10 weeks,” Cowan says, “they were all friends. You can see them hugging, you can see they felt a lot of success together, they went through a real experience together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467108\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467108\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-800x451.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-1180x665.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-960x541.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-520x293.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06.jpg 1607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antonio, Jarad and Juan hanging in the dayroom at The Compound. \u003ccite>(BMP Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since the documentary was produced in 2013, \u003ca href=\"https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/news-2/california-passes-new-parole-law-for-young-offenders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the initial parole bill, SB 230, passed\u003c/a>, along with other bills that decrease juvenile sentencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means these kids could get a second chance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Jarad’s case, he’ll likely \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> come up for parole in 20-25 years, instead of the 80 or 90 years he would have had with a 160-year sentence. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the course of a few months, Lear filmed Cowan working with three teenagers — Juan Gamez, Jarad Nava and Antonio Hernandez — who were awaiting trial, some facing sentences more than 100 years long. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Juan and Jarad were 16 when they were arrested; Antonio was 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467104\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467104\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-03-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Cowan teaches a screenwriting class to juvenile offenders at The Compound. \u003ccite>(BMP Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cowan says the juvenile justice system in California is broken. Instead of rehabilitating youth who have committed serious crimes, he says, it’s punishing them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t punish trauma out of a child, you have to love it out of them,” he says. “And that’s part of what I think works so well with these art programs. People who are trying through art help these kids deal with the trauma that they have gone through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it wasn’t easy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The film documents one of his first visits, when he asks the group to list their fears. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Antonio: “Fear of trust, fear of being alone, fear of public speaking, and fear of vulnerability,” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juan: “Death, loneliness, darkness, and love.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jarad: “I don’t like snakes, there’s a fear of heights, I’m not scared of heights, but there’s a fear. The dark.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But then, Jarad counters, “No, I’m not scared of the dark.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Seems like you’re avoiding the question,” Cowan replies. “Seems like maybe you’re afraid of the question.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467106\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467106\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-07-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Cowan and his students review their work at The Compound. \u003ccite>(BMP Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cowan says that getting the teens to open up to him was a long and sometimes difficult process. He had the group do a number of trust exercises. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“It wasn’t a direct line, it was a process that had zigzaggy lines. One week they would open up and trust me, and another week they would be joking around and sort of making me the villain.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cowan gave the teens liberty to choose what they wanted their film to be about. “You can write a science fiction, you can write an animated film, you can write about ninjas, whatever you want.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But the three boys decided to do something mutually biographical. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The plot emerged when the teens were talking about their fears. Juan said he was in love with a girl when he was 10, but was too scared to tell her. His story became one of the main themes in their film.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467107\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467107\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-05-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Cowan at The Compound, where he teaches a screenwriting class to juvenile offenders. \u003ccite>(BMP Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“We incorporated that experience, the experience of telling someone you love them and how scary that is,” says Cowan. “[It’s] the loss of innocence of this kid, who in this one day, nearly loses his virginity, smokes pot for the first time, gets kicked out of his house, sees a drive-by shooting, and all while trying to tell this girl that he loves her.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encouraged by Cowan and his classmates, Juan ended up calling his 10 year-old crush inside the jail.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This scene makes it into the final documentary, in which Lear \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">braids together footage from the class with clips from the fictional film that the teens wrote.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting back on his first week teaching his screenwriting class, Cowan says he was struck by the teens saying they don’t have friends. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s homies and there’s enemies,” he says they told him. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But by the end of the 10 weeks,” Cowan says, “they were all friends. You can see them hugging, you can see they felt a lot of success together, they went through a real experience together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467108\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467108\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-800x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-800x451.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-1180x665.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-960x541.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06-520x293.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/they_call_us_monsters-press-06.jpg 1607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antonio, Jarad and Juan hanging in the dayroom at The Compound. \u003ccite>(BMP Films)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since the documentary was produced in 2013, \u003ca href=\"https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/news-2/california-passes-new-parole-law-for-young-offenders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the initial parole bill, SB 230, passed\u003c/a>, along with other bills that decrease juvenile sentencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means these kids could get a second chance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Jarad’s case, he’ll likely \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> come up for parole in 20-25 years, instead of the 80 or 90 years he would have had with a 160-year sentence. This is true for Juan as well, who has a 90-year sentence.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/they-call-us-monsters/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS Independent Lens airs the film on Monday, May 22\u003c/a>. To see the short film, “Los,” written by Juan, Jarad, and Antonio, visit \u003ca href=\"http://insideoutwriters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InsideOUT Writers.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>For decades Contra Costa County has worked with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold immigrant detainees in a county jail in Richmond. But now new legislation could change that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county currently leases beds at its West County Jail to ICE to detain undocumented immigrants under a contract that funnels about $6 million to the county, according to Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a state bill making its way through the California Legislature, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/04/13/california-debates-whether-to-become-a-sanctuary-state/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Bill 54\u003c/a>, would end all ICE contracts and bar local law enforcement from communicating and cooperating with federal immigration authorities, except in rare cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Livingston called SB 54 \"a disaster,\" saying it would hamper law enforcement efforts. “We couldn't share basic information about human trafficking or other cases with ICE unless the individual has a prior conviction for a serious or violent felony,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11466909\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11466909\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/RS24870_20170405_OaklandImmigrationRally_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a rally in Oakland, April 5, 2017 \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County’s contract with federal immigration authorities has drawn a steady stream of criticism and protests from advocates and family members of detainees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the Trump administration ramping up immigration enforcement, California state lawmakers have drafted several bills aiming to restrict the federal government's ability to enforce its immigration policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another bill proposed by state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnalysisClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Bill 630\u003c/a>, would bar jails from using state funds for expansions as long as they also house federal prisoners, including immigrant detainees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Skinner's bill raises the stakes for counties like Contra Costa, which is currently competing for a $70 million grant to add 400 beds to its Richmond facility. On Wednesday, the Board of State and Community Corrections put Contra Costa County’s proposal -- which would include space for rehabilitation facilities -- at the top of its short list of recommended grant recipients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We desperately need a new mental health and re-entry building in West County Jail,” Livingston said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CABSCC/status/864909829948678144\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Skinner's bill passes, Livingston says the choice is clear: He would cancel the county's ICE contract to stay in the running for jail expansion funds. Still, he would prefer to maintain both funding sources, as they are allocated to different needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview with \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/programs/kqed-newsroom/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED Newsroom\u003c/a>, Sheriff Livingston discussed in detail the county’s policies and interactions with ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Interview Transcript\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s note: This transcript has been edited for clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Thuy Vu:\u003c/strong> Contra Costa has a contract with ICE -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- to house federal detainees at your jail in Richmond. How long have you had this contract, and why did you agree to it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sheriff David Livingston:\u003c/strong> The contract actually began back in 1992 with the U.S. Marshals Service. More recently ICE has asked to also use that contract to hold some of their detainees in our facility, which is important to know is a dormitory-style building in West County. It is intended specifically for that type of population. They actually have keys to their own cell doors. It's minimum to low security and it's extra bed space. So we thought it prudent to go ahead and rent those spaces to ICE, generate revenue and reduce the operating costs to the taxpayers of Contra Costa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> How much revenue do you get from it a year?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> Typically it's about $6 million a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> And how many detainees on a given day, a given month?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> Our average is about 200 a day, although that moves day to day by as many as 10 or 20 in either direction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> So on any given day, most people in your jail are there for reasons unrelated to immigration. They may be awaiting trial. They're serving time for other crimes. But in this country all inmates have their fingerprints sent to the FBI database. So once federal immigration authorities figure out that some of the folks you have there are undocumented, what do they want you to do?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> So essentially anyone that's booked into my jail and for Contra Costa -- of course, we don't have a choice who comes in the facility -- everyone is booked into one of our jails. Those fingerprints are automatically sent to Homeland Security and to FBI. It's at that time that ICE determines that they may want to interview one of the persons recently arrested in my facility, for example, and they notify us that they'd like to talk to that person. Formerly they might put in a request for a hold. Holds are no longer allowed in California. We don't honor holds. If that person is subject to being released at a certain time we release them at that time. If ICE is present to interview them, we’ll allow the interview to occur. Otherwise, that person is released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> Do you ever proactively contact ICE to let them know that someone is about to be released?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> If there is a particular individual that has come to our attention as a violent offender or a serious offender or who self-discloses that they may be subject to ICE investigation, we’ll notify ICE that they may be interested in this person. But that doesn't happen very often. ICE typically knows who they want to interview. And by the way, when they come in to do that interview, in many cases, they do not remove the person into their custody.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> You know, a lot of people take issue with that, though. You've had a number of protests at your facility. People who feel it's wrong for you to do this, wrong for you to proactively contact ICE. How do you respond to that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> Well, it's a relatively small group of people. It's somewhere between 30 and 50 that appear pretty regularly to protest. My obligation as sheriff for Contra Costa County is to provide public safety to the entire county -- that's 1.1 million people. So we focus on what's best, in our view, in providing public safety to everyone, not just particular special interest groups. And we already have a policy that I have signed off on that says we will do no immigration enforcement at all for our deputies on the street. This is really about the back end when someone who is already here, undocumented, has committed a new crime and now finds himself in jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> Several cities throughout California have declared themselves sanctuary cities and now there's a bill, SB 54, a state bill that would make all of California a sanctuary state and prohibit law enforcement agencies like yours from cooperating with federal immigration agents. Where do you stand on SB 54?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> I, like nearly all of my colleagues in California and the State Sheriffs’ Association, are absolutely opposed to that bill. We think it's a disaster. It's the first time that we have heard of where the state government is trying to tell us who we can talk to and who we can’t talk to among other law enforcement agencies. It would hamper our efforts in a very demonstrable way. We couldn't share basic information about human trafficking or other cases with ICE unless the individual has a prior conviction for a serious or violent felony. And so putting those kinds of restrictions on our access to our federal colleagues and partners can be very damaging to public safety. We oppose it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> Supporters of the bill, though, say that the flip side of this is that there would be damage to public safety from another angle, and that is, it would make undocumented immigrants so fearful of deportation that they would be less willing to cooperate with you and other law enforcement agencies, less willing to report crimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> Well, we want everyone to feel comfortable coming to their local law enforcement agency or the sheriff's office to report a crime, of course, either to report a crime as a victim or a witness. We work in communities now, North Richmond, for example, where we already encounter those types of issues and it's very difficult to get people to come forward to work with us reporting crimes so ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> But wouldn’t those issues be exacerbated, though, if you keep on opposing this sanctuary bill?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> I don't believe so. In fact, if we have a situation where ICE has to go now into the community to take someone into custody who may be facing a felony or a very serious charge, when they could have had that interview conducted in the safety and security of a custodial facility, that's putting more people at risk. So we believe at least working with ICE to the extent that they can conduct an interview makes sense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> You're currently seeking $95 million to expand the West County facility. State Sen. Nancy Skinner of Berkeley has a bill that essentially bars state funds from being used for jail expansions in counties that hold ICE detainees. So you're seeking of this $95 million in funds could be in jeopardy if this bill passes. Your thoughts on Sen. Skinner's bill?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> I think Sen. Skinner has moved the goalposts in the middle of the game. We applied in good faith for those funds to build a re-entry facility that will help those that need it most in our custody -- mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment. That's what this is about. It's a $70 billion grant with matching funds that the county would come up with. The grants will be awarded as early as next week. It's a very competitive grant and we've had this contract with ICE for many, many years. 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We work in communities now, North Richmond, for example, where we already encounter those types of issues and it's very difficult to get people to come forward to work with us reporting crimes so ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> But wouldn’t those issues be exacerbated, though, if you keep on opposing this sanctuary bill?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Livingston:\u003c/strong> I don't believe so. In fact, if we have a situation where ICE has to go now into the community to take someone into custody who may be facing a felony or a very serious charge, when they could have had that interview conducted in the safety and security of a custodial facility, that's putting more people at risk. So we believe at least working with ICE to the extent that they can conduct an interview makes sense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vu:\u003c/strong> You're currently seeking $95 million to expand the West County facility. State Sen. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Two members of California's congressional delegation are re-upping talk of impeachment after\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/05/19/report-trump-tells-russians-comey-ouster-eased-pressure-of-investigation/\"> two reports\u003c/a> published Friday revealed more about President Trump and his administration's relationship -- and conversations -- with Russia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) told KQED that he thinks \"we're at a point where we should be preparing for impeachment.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Personally, I think there's a real question about President Trump's ability to govern, which leads me to the conclusion that we should prepare for impeachment,\" said DeSaulnier. \"I don't see him righting the ship, or getting to the point where he can.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DeSaulnier cautioned lawmakers about moving too quickly, saying that new information is coming out every day that has to be corroborated before the real steps toward impeachment can happen. But his comments signal a crossing over by Democrats who have been holding their fire on the \"I\" word as investigations into Russia's involvement in the 2016 elections continue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That line has been crossed,\" said Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance). \"In terms of the president committing an actual crime, it's right there staring us in the face, and now the only issue is what does Congress do with it.\"\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The comments came after two media reports served as a blow to White House efforts to quell interest in the Russia investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Washington Post reported on Friday that a senior Trump adviser was now a \"person of interest\" in the FBI investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign in the 2016 election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The New York Times reported separately on Friday that Trump called ousted FBI Director James Comey a \"nut job\" in a meeting last week with Russian officials, adding that his firing relieved \"great pressure\" on him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told The Associated Press that she's not \"feeding the flame of impeachment talk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"But members are going to do what they’re going to do, and their constituents think that the behavior of the president is appalling,\" she told AP on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DeSaulnier joins a growing roster of about 18 members of the House of Representatives who have mentioned impeachment, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/these-are-lawmakers-calling-trump-s-impeachment-n761166\">NBC News\u003c/a>. The list already includes California Reps Maxine Waters (D-Inglewood), Nanette Barragan (D-San Pedro) and Rep. Lieu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lieu first mentioned impeachment in February after he told Politico that if Democrats regained control of the House in 2018, impeachment would be possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>We asked all of California's congressional caucus for their reaction to the latest reports on the Trump administration and here are the following that we've received so far, as well as some gathered from social media:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>House of Representatives\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord, District 11)\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\"For me, I'm at the point right now where we should be preparing for impeachment. But at the same time - there's information coming out every day, but it has to be corroborated. So for us to build a case, both the legal aspect and the political aspect, for it to be successful - my hesitation is, if we're going to go to impeachment, I want it to be a success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Personally, I think there's a real question about President Trump's ability to govern - which leads me to the conclusion that we should prepare for impeachment, because I don't see him righting the ship, or getting to the point where he can. As I read the Founders - and I've read a lot about this, particularly recently - that's one of the situations that they wanted Congress to act under, if the administration for whatever reason is no longer able to function. And I'd say we're pretty darn close to that..\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ro Khanna (D-Fremont, District 17)\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n“These latest news reports continue to reiterate why we need a full, independent investigation on Trump's Russia connections and foreign interference in the 2016 Election.”\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RoKhannaUSA\">Twitter\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RepRoKhanna/\">Facebook\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Judy Chu\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> (D-Monterey Park, District 27)\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\"President Trump told us he fired Jim Comey because of the Clinton e-mail scandal. A top question for Robert Mueller's independent investigation must be why Trump is more honest with the Russians than with the American people.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/@RepJudyChu\">Twitter\u003c/a>, Facebook\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tony Cardenas (D-San Fernando Valley, District 29)\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\"Trump has called this investigation a witch hunt. Now he's bragged to Russia that getting rid of Comey was a big relief. That's not what you want to hear from a president. With these comments, and reports that the investigation has now reached the White House, common sense tells an independent commission is what America needs. The American people deserve answers.\"\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/@RepCardenas\">Twitter\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/repcardenas/\">Facebook\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert, District 36)\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n“This and the many other developments this week underscore that an independent investigation into Russian interference in our election is of the utmost importance.”\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/@CongressmanRuiz\">Twitter\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanRaulRuizMD/\">Facebook\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RepJudyChu/\"> \u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Scott Peters (D-La Jolla, District 52)\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>“Another day, another ethics scandal from the very man who promised to drain the swamp. 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Arley Terrence of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.fresnosheriff.org/units/specialty-units/ag-task-force.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fresno County Sheriff’s Department Agricultural Crimes Task Force\u003c/a> said detectives got a tip about some stolen hives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When they showed up at an orchard on the outskirts of town, they found 51-year-old Pavel Tveretinov in a beekeeper suit tending to a motley assortment of beehives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was like a chop shop of stolen bees,\" Terrence said Thursday. \"There were just lots and lots of different bee boxes.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11466903\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11466903\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-800x703.jpg\" alt=\"Investigators discovered hives with a variety of distinctive markings, indicating they belonged to different owners.\" width=\"800\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-800x703.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-160x141.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-1020x896.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-1180x1037.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-960x844.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-240x211.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-375x329.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/StolenBeehivesYellow-520x457.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Investigators discovered hives with a variety of distinctive markings, indicating they belonged to different owners. \u003ccite>(Detective Andres Solis/Fresno County Sheriff's Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In total, detectives discovered 2,500 stolen hives, which Terrence said belong to 12 different victims. Authorities believe all the bees were stolen in California over the past three years. Many belong to local beekeepers, but some hail from as far away as Montana and Missouri.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"3XSsB28NIwUnhY3CmG3jjtJHDcG0L3tT\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's common for out-of-state beekeepers to \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2017/03/09/519500033/bees-travel-cross-country-for-the-california-almond-harvest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">truck in bees to pollinate California nut crops\u003c/a>, which are a tidy source of revenue for the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Almond farming alone contributed \u003ca href=\"http://aic.ucdavis.edu/almonds/Economic%20Impacts%20of%20California%20Almond%20Industry_Full%20Report_FinalPDF_v2.pdf\">over $7 billion\u003c/a> to the California economy in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11465086\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11465086\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/bees6.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In total, investigators found about 2,500 stolen hives. \u003ccite>(Detective Andres Solis/Fresno County Sheriff's Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Terrence said Tveretinov knows the beekeeping trade. \"He used that to his advantage.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators believe Tveretinov worked at night, snatching truckloads of bees out of orchards they were hired to pollinate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They said he supplemented his own hives with those he stole.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He would move through the state using other people's bees to contract with farmers, and then collected those fees,\" Terrence said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11467018\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11467018\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-800x808.jpg\" alt=\"The suspect in the beehive theft, 51-year-old Pavel Tveretinov.\" width=\"800\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-160x162.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-240x242.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-375x379.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-520x525.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/PavelT-128x128.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The suspect in the beehive theft, 51-year-old Pavel Tveretinov. \u003ccite>(Fresno County Sheriff's Department)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Detectives had help from what Terrence calls a close-knit Russian-Ukrainian beekeeping community in Northern California. 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The report did not name the adviser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The developments were a blow to White House efforts to tamp down interest in the Russia investigation as Trump and his staff boarded Air Force One for Saudi Arabia, first stop on his first foreign trip as president. The details of his comments to the Russians would seem to bolster theories that Trump fired Comey in an effort to choke off the Russia investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, the Justice Department appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to take over the federal investigation in an effort to re-establish independence from the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told Congress Friday he stands by a memo he wrote bluntly criticizing Comey. But he made clear it was not his intention for Trump or other White House officials to use the document to justify firing Comey, which is what they have done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In closed-door meetings with lawmakers on Thursday and Friday, Rosenstein said he wrote the memo after Trump told him one day before the May 9 firing that he wanted to dismiss Comey. Rosenstein said that though he was personally fond of Comey, \"I thought it was appropriate to seek a new leader.\"[contextly_sidebar id=\"fDsSqLySNK71KOBjJpGDYsVljFbt9uv5\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Justice Department on Friday issued the text of Rosenstein's opening remarks for the briefings on Capitol Hill. That was two days after Rosenstein named Mueller as a special counsel to investigate possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump has said he plans to nominate a new FBI director soon, and that had been expected before his departure. However, the White House said there would be no announcement Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The appointment of Mueller as special counsel has drawn generally favorable comments from Democrats and from some Republicans as well. But lawmakers at both congressional sessions expressed frustration that Rosenstein would say little in answer to their questions about his actions — or others' — before Comey's firing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There was considerable frustration in the room,\" said Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., a member of the Armed Services Committee. \"This renewed my confidence that we should not have confidence in this administration. I don't think (Rosenstein) did a lot to bolster our confidence in him today.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The White House has struggled since Comey's firing to explain the chain of events that led to it and who exactly made the decision. Trump has insisted at times that the decision was his alone, but he also has pointed — as recently as Thursday — to the \"very strong\" recommendation from Rosenstein.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosenstein made it abundantly clear to the lawmakers that he drafted his memo only after Trump told him of his plans to dismiss the FBI director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My memorandum is not a statement of reasons to justify a for-cause termination,\" he said. But he added, \"I wrote it. I believe it. I stand by it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The memo focuses on Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, particularly the FBI director's decision to divulge details to the public at various junctures. Rosenstein denounced that as \"profoundly wrong and unfair.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>House members and senators said Rosenstein in his briefings steered clear of specifics in answering questions about his appointment of Mueller but made clear the former FBI director will have wide latitude to pursue the investigation, potentially including criminal charges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump has reacted furiously to the appointment. However, at a combative news conference Thursday, he fell short in trying to resolve questions about investigations into his campaign and his first four months in office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked point-blank if he'd done anything that might merit prosecution or even impeachment, Trump said no — and then added of the lingering allegations and questions: \"I think it's totally ridiculous. Everybody thinks so.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The appointment of the special counsel indicates other believe that's still open to question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Capitol Hill, Rosenstein said that he and Attorney General Jeff Sessions had \"discussed the need for new leadership at the FBI\" in one of their first meetings, and that he believed Comey had damaged the credibility of the bureau and the Justice Department through the Clinton case. Sessions has recused himself from the Trump-Russia probe, citing his close involvement in the Trump campaign last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosenstein denied media reports from last week that Comey had asked him for additional resources for his investigation before Trump fired him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>___\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Associated Press writers Eileen Sullivan, Matthew Daly, Richard Lardner, Stephen Ohlemacher, Andrew Taylor, Kevin Freking and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Jason Alston was 21 when he was issued a misdemeanor citation by Antioch police for a hit-and-run in the summer of 2015. A few weeks later he showed up to court on the date written on his police citation. That’s when he says a court employee at one of the windows told him there were no charges filed against him. So Alston went home thinking his case was cleared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Several months later my mother gets a call saying there’s a warrant out for my arrest because I missed my court date for my misdemeanor, and we were all confused,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2015, more than half of those charged with misdemeanor crimes investigated by Antioch police missed at least one court date. Many people, like Alston, didn’t even know they had a court date, according to public defenders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were seeing this over and over again,” said Ellen McDonnell, an attorney with the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McDonnell knows that missing court can lead to financial penalties, including arrests, and has seen how failure to appear \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/234371.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disproportionately\u003c/a> hurts people of color and those with low income. That’s why her office decided to partner with the Antioch Police Department in a program that’s seen success and is now being replicated in another Bay Area city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Why Aren’t People Showing up to Court?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When police issue a misdemeanor citation, the officer also writes a court date on the ticket approximately six weeks out. But the district attorney’s office has a year to file charges and rarely does so by the time written on the citation, McDonnell said. Instead, if the DA decides to file charges, it’s often months later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But people, like Alston, often show up to court and think their case has been closed. Or they are unsure what’s supposed to happen next, said Blanca Hernandez, an attorney with the Early Representation Program in the public defender’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of fear and a lot of confusion,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time the district attorney’s office files charges, many people have moved addresses or have life circumstances that make it a challenge to get in touch with them, Hernandez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people are hard to track down, and that’s primarily people who have serious drug addiction problems and transient people,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>How the Early Representation Program works\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa public defenders have partnered with Antioch police since July 2016 to run the Early Representation Program. The idea is simple: When officers issue misdemeanor citations, they also hand over a small colorful card with information in English and Spanish about how to reach the public defender’s office, which would then help guide clients through the court system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contact cards were created that could fit in an officer’s pocket but that didn’t look affiliated with the police, said Hernandez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Obviously, there’s some hesitation by lots of people to call a phone number that’s been given to them by the police officer that just cited them,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cards’ bright green and yellow colors make them stand out. In large letters the card encourages calling or texting the public defender’s office. The office also picks up every citation issued by Antioch police weekly at the station so attorneys can reach out to clients directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the partnership began in July 2016, the team of just one attorney and one assistant has helped almost 900 people who have been cited or arrested for misdemeanors in Antioch. The court appearance rate for arraignments has jumped from 43 percent in 2015 to 69 percent since the program began, Hernandez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Human and Court Cost Savings\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Missing a court date goes on the permanent record and has the potential to impact future court decisions, Hernandez said. 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I didn’t know what to do. I expected the worst. But the public defenders got everything clear for me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Early Representation Program is also meant to provide pre-hearing advice that could help soften rulings by the time the case reaches a judge. For example, if someone receives a drug- or alcohol-related misdemeanor, public defenders may recommend attending substance abuse counseling, said Hernandez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By the time they do come to court, they’re more likely to have a better sentencing offer from the district attorney. They’re less likely to be taken into custody that first time,” Hernandez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program could mean huge cost savings for taxpayers, too, said McDonnell. The early outreach could prevent the more than $100 daily cost to incarcerate someone in county jail, as well as court costs to process warrants and schedule hearings where no one appears, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>The Early Representation Program Also Helps Police\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When people fail to appear in court, police are frustrated, too. If the district attorney files charges, the police officer who issued the misdemeanor is often required to show up to court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to drop everything,” said Capt. Diane Aguinaga, who oversees field services for the Antioch Police Department. “You have to find child care. You have to find rides for your kids. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. You have to go.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the public defender’s office contacted Antioch police to partner for the Early Representation Program, “it was an immediate yes,” Aguinaga said. “It was a no-brainer. There was no downside to this at all.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>The Program Spreads to Richmond\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea for the partnership was born from AB 109, which redirected responsibility for low-level offenders from the state to counties. Contra Costa agreed to spend $150,000 on the program, which included hiring an extra attorney and assistant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program is now being piloted with the Richmond Police Department with a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The public defender’s office is considering expanding to other cities in the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think this program is the future,” Hernandez said. “We want the program to succeed so that it is replicated statewide and countrywide.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Or they are unsure what’s supposed to happen next, said Blanca Hernandez, an attorney with the Early Representation Program in the public defender’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of fear and a lot of confusion,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time the district attorney’s office files charges, many people have moved addresses or have life circumstances that make it a challenge to get in touch with them, Hernandez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people are hard to track down, and that’s primarily people who have serious drug addiction problems and transient people,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>How the Early Representation Program works\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa public defenders have partnered with Antioch police since July 2016 to run the Early Representation Program. The idea is simple: When officers issue misdemeanor citations, they also hand over a small colorful card with information in English and Spanish about how to reach the public defender’s office, which would then help guide clients through the court system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contact cards were created that could fit in an officer’s pocket but that didn’t look affiliated with the police, said Hernandez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Obviously, there’s some hesitation by lots of people to call a phone number that’s been given to them by the police officer that just cited them,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cards’ bright green and yellow colors make them stand out. In large letters the card encourages calling or texting the public defender’s office. The office also picks up every citation issued by Antioch police weekly at the station so attorneys can reach out to clients directly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the partnership began in July 2016, the team of just one attorney and one assistant has helped almost 900 people who have been cited or arrested for misdemeanors in Antioch. The court appearance rate for arraignments has jumped from 43 percent in 2015 to 69 percent since the program began, Hernandez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Human and Court Cost Savings\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Missing a court date goes on the permanent record and has the potential to impact future court decisions, Hernandez said. 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Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Patricia Scanlon sentenced each to three years in prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colton Leblanc and Chase Little, both from Texas, beat Maan Singh Khalsa through the window of his car at a stoplight in Richmond, knocking off his turban and cutting off a fistful of his hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11184713\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11184713\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303-160x121.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303-240x182.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/MaanSinghKhalsa1-491x372-1-400x303-375x284.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maan Singh Khalsa was attacked near Hilltop Mall in Richmond on Sept. 25, 2016. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the Sikh Coalition)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Khalsa suffered an injured eye, damage to his teeth and head injuries. And one of his fingers needed to be amputated following the attack. Contra Costa County’s district attorney charged the two men involved in the assault with a hate crime because unshorn hair is considered sacred in the Sikh religion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both men showed no reaction when \u003ca href=\"https://www.sikhcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Maan_Singh_Khalsa_Impact_May_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khalsa read a statement in court Thursday\u003c/a>. Khalsa — described by the Sikh Coalition as “a father, IT specialist, and caregiver to the elderly” — said his “life was changed forever” following the assault.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The recognition of the attack as a hate crime — as harm to my dignity and my entire community — is the first step in the process,” Khalsa said in court Thursday. “My Sikh faith is of utmost importance for me. As a Sikh, I believe that all of us are one human family, and that we must treat everyone as equals regardless of our many differences. Mr. Little and Mr. Leblanc, I hope one day you will come to share this view. I still consider you my brothers, and I hope that you will learn about me and my community, and one day consider me your brother, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalsa said he has experienced short-term memory problems and has been unable to perform his job at the same level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Physically, it’s still a lot of difficulties dealing with my life,” Khalsa said following the hearing. “Adjusting to a lost finger, and I just had a surgery done on my eye. Last week the stitches came out. I’m still a little tender and bothering me. I had a lot of sleeping issues and stuff like that, so it’s an ongoing battle. It will take a long time to heal out of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A restitution hearing will be held on July 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Acknowledging that this bias-based attack is a hate crime under state law both recognizes the deep dignitary harm to Mr. Khalsa, and ensures that we, as a society, confront the problems of Islamophobia, racism and xenophobia that make the Sikh community a target for violence,” said Sikh Coalition staff attorney Pawanpreet Kaur in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Assault\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The altercation on Sept. 25 began when a half-full beer can was thrown out the window of a Ford F-250 truck at a stoplight near Hilltop Mall in Richmond. Five refinery workers, who were in the region doing contract work for Chevron, had been drinking alcohol and were riding in the truck. The beer can struck Khalsa’s car door. Khalsa testified on April 24 that he opened his door, reached down and tossed the can back toward the truck’s open window.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”VXeYUfC3NEoX5FhjMxJMFTpLQSaWP4iS”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to testimony by Dustin Albarado, who was in the back seat of the truck, Little became angry and flung himself across Albarado’s lap and began “cussing” out the window at Khalsa. Albarado testified that Khalsa was also yelling obscenities … calling the refinery workers “stupid-ass punks.” Albarado says he wrapped his arms around Little to restrain him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The light changed and both cars moved ahead — the incident seemingly over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But then Little’s hat flew out the truck window, Albarado testified. Little jumped out to retrieve it, but instead of getting back in the truck, he ran toward Khalsa’s car, which had stopped at the next light. Little’s cousin — and now co-defendant — Leblanc jumped out and followed him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, Khalsa testified, he didn’t see the two men approaching, but had already called 911 to report he was being harassed. He was on the phone with dispatch when Little and Leblanc began hitting him through the open window. Khalsa says they punched him 10 to 15 times with a closed fist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was during the beating that Khalsa says his two turbans fell off. One of the defendants pulled his bun, yanking his head down toward the window. One of the defendants began yelling, “cut his fucking hair,” Khalsa testified. He says he put his hands up, attempting to block his assailants and the 4-inch pocket knife. He sustained at least two deep gashes to his fingers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout the entire episode, Khalsa says he never heard anyone yell a racial slur or make a comment about his religion or his appearance. Defense attorneys emphasized this several times — attempting to raise doubts this was a hate crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Ted Goldberg contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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I have made no such determination,\" Rosenstein continued. \"What I have determined is that based upon the unique circumstances, the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"wKNIMf5Zvafxe99yRfF41ixDxj53gwUm\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump argued in a statement after the appointment that, \"As I have stated many times, a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know — there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. I look forward to this matter concluding quickly. In the meantime, I will never stop fighting for the people and the issues that matter most to the future of our country.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The appointment of Mueller -- who is widely respected on both sides of the aisle -- comes after growing outcry, mostly from Democrats, amid fallout of President Trump's \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/james-comey/\" target=\"_blank\">firing of FBI Director James Comey\u003c/a> last week. 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The White House denies that Trump made the request to shut down the probe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"XAnBDHWDg0KlBPrvJb37OIJPIqBfqIhu\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Comey associate says Comey wrote a memo after his encounter with the president, and congressional committees investigating the Russia ties have requested to see the memo and other related documentation. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has also asked Comey to testify next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosenstein, deputy attorney general, had the authority to appoint a special counsel since Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from any part in the investigation. 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His tenure leading the bureau were defined by what he did to adapt to the new threats posed to America by terrorism, and he was asked by President Barack Obama to stay on beyond the typical 10-year term for two additional years, which Congress approved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"iaEYNKegCVtCMxyqAPiK5ZniRghsCL7T\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I had been a prosecutor before, so I anticipated spending time on public corruption cases and narcotics cases and bank robberies and the like, and Sept. 11 changed all of that,\" he \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2013/08/23/214549458/outgoing-fbi-boss-on-his-legacy-and-what-kept-him-up-at-night\">told NPR in 2013\u003c/a> as he was stepping down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mueller moved 2,000 agents from criminal investigations into counterterrorism and national security in his time leading the FBI. 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And a lot has to happen — and a lot of facts gathered — before anyone gets down the road to impeachment:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. The memo has to be produced. \u003c/strong>Right now, many Republicans are doubting the veracity of the story. Sen. Richard Burr, the North Carolina Republican in charge of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday shortly after \u003cem>The Times\u003c/em> story came out that “the burden is on \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>” to produce the memo. Will he still feel that way in the light of day, especially given the fact that House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz issued a subpoena to the FBI to turn over any Comey memos related to the investigation in one week?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Comey has to testify on the record and in public about the memo and the meeting.\u003c/strong> Even if the memo is produced, Comey will likely be brought before Congress to testify about the encounter. He should be expected to talk about it with the same vivid detail he did \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051500864.html\">10 years ago yesterday\u003c/a> — interestingly — about the night in March 2004 when he, as deputy attorney general, went to the hospital bed of then-Attorney General John Ashcroft to prevent White House counsel Alberto Gonzales and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card from pressuring Ashcroft to reauthorize the Bush administration’s domestic surveillance program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. There have to be many willing Republicans to go along.\u003c/strong> Even if Comey testified, he’d have to produce damning evidence that would convince Republicans that Trump had obstructed justice and should no longer serve. Grounds for impeachment are ambiguous. \u003ca href=\"https://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A2Sec4.html\">Article 2, Section 4 of the Constitution\u003c/a> reads:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Impeaching a president takes a majority in the House and two-thirds of the Senate, and Republicans currently control both chambers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Is this obstruction of justice? \u003c/strong>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=76082\">first article of impeachment against Richard Nixon\u003c/a>, who resigned before he could be impeached, read (emphasis ours):\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, \u003cstrong>obstructed, and impeded the administration of justice\u003c/strong>….”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”8GygU2HEe88Dfzm5LGjH5wvQ5w7ziuRm”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there is a question, even if the Comey memo is proved to be true, of whether what Trump is alleged to have done meets the legal definition of obstruction of justice. Some legal analysts and professors say yes. “When someone at the White House is telling someone at DOJ or the FBI to soft-pedal or abandon an investigation, that’s when people start talking about obstruction,” University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck told \u003ca href=\"http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/16/trump-comey-obstruction-justice-238466\">Politico\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz says maybe not. “If it was a polite request saying, ‘Oh, you know, he’s a good guy, Flynn, I wish you’d back off this thing,’ that’s not an obstruction of justice,” Dershowitz contended on MSNBC on Tuesday. “If it was a command, it would raise stronger problems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He continued, “I just think it’s a very, very high bar to get over obstruction of justice for a president who, in fact, is the head of the unitary executive branch that includes the FBI and the Justice Department.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Impeachment as political weapon\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>To be clear, “impeachment” has been used as a political weapon by angry opponents — some with better cases than others — for a long time. As \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2013/08/27/216156619/impeach-obama-and-fdr-eisenhower-carter-reagan-etc\">Frank James wrote for NPR in 2013\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“[N]ame a modern, non-impeached president and someone probably imagined him being impeached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A Republican congressman from Michigan \u003ca href=\"http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19410626&id=2lgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4786,3185702\">wanted Franklin Roosevelt impeached\u003c/a>, and he wasn’t alone. Perhaps more fancifully, the poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti wrote a poem titled ‘\u003ca href=\"http://www.tucradio.org/TentativeDescription_Ferlinghetti.pdf\">Tentative Description of a Dinner Given To Promote the Impeachment of President Eisenhower\u003c/a>.’ \u003ca href=\"http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/1977/eirv04n19-19770510/eirv04n19-19770510_013-the_impeachment_of_jimmy_carter-lar.pdf\">Jimmy Carter\u003c/a>, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, especially, all inspired more or less serious calls for their impeachment.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Since Bill Clinton’s impeachment by the House (not confirmed by the Senate) and the advent of the internet, the political rhetoric using the “I” word seems to have ramped up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plenty on the left were \u003ca href=\"https://www.thenation.com/article/impeachment-george-w-bush/\">calling for\u003c/a> the impeachment of George W. Bush as the Iraq War was spiraling out of control and there was the revelation that the country had no weapons of mass destruction, despite claims of evidence by the U.S. There were “Impeach Bush” bumper stickers in \u003ca href=\"http://www.cafepress.com/mf/9405700/impeach-bush_bumper-sticker?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=pla-google&utm_campaign=640265467-d-c&utm_content=27654316810-adid-93474652090&utm_term=pla-72529172410-pid-36714164&productId=36714164\">lots\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"http://www.cafepress.com/mf/12651877/impeach-bush_bumper-sticker?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=pla-google&utm_campaign=640265467-d-c&utm_content=27654316810-adid-93474652090&utm_term=pla-72529172410-pid-58830518&productId=58830518\">different\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=impeach+bush+bumper+sticker&tbm=isch&imgil=VSftstAIPpZXCM%253A%253BQXbeeK8lW0JqaM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cafepress.com%25252Firregulargoods.26154391&source=iu&pf=m&fir=VSftstAIPpZXCM%253A%252CQXbeeK8lW0JqaM%252C_&usg=__4IqqW54f8P3X1TA9FQhnZolymrU%3D&biw=1280&bih=894&ved=0ahUKEwjV9NmV3PbTAhWGRyYKHe9aDvcQyjcIqwE&ei=_SUcWZWCO4aPmQHvtbm4Dw#imgrc=VSftstAIPpZXCM:\">forms\u003c/a>. (You can still buy some for \u003ca href=\"http://www.cafepress.com/mf/9455474/impeach-bush_bumper-sticker?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=pla-google&utm_campaign=640265467-d-c&utm_content=27654316810-adid-93474652090&utm_term=pla-72529172410-pid-37019998&productId=37019998\">$4.99 on Cafe Press\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The calls even came from a New York businessman, who flirted with his own runs for president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was surprised that she [then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi] didn’t do more in terms of Bush and going after Bush. It was almost — it just seemed like she was going to really look to impeach Bush and get him out of office, which, personally, I think would have been a wonderful thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That happened to be Donald J. Trump on \u003ca href=\"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/feb/16/our-principles-pac/anti-trump-ad-says-he-backed-impeaching-bush/\">CNN with Wolf Blitzer\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blitzer followed up, “Impeaching him?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Absolutely, for the war, for the war,” Trump responded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of the conduct of the war,” Blitzer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, he lied,” Trump responded. “He got us into the war with lies. And, I mean, look at the trouble Bill Clinton got into with something that was totally unimportant. And they tried to impeach him, which was nonsense. And, yet, Bush got us into this horrible war with lies, by lying, by saying they had weapons of mass destruction, by saying all sorts of things that turned out not to be true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was 2008. Times and opinions change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The calls on the right for Obama’s impeachment were loud as well. There was an \u003ca href=\"http://www.pledgetoimpeach.com/\">Impeach Obama website\u003c/a> that had more than double the petition signers than the Trump one. It urged people to call Congress, gave the Capitol switchboard number and instructed them to “in plain — but \u003cem>polite\u003c/em> — language, demand impeachment and give a reason or two why.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, even admitted to \u003ca href=\"http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/obama-foreign-policy-legacy-ben-rhodes-donald-trump-china-iran-214642\">Michael Crowley in Politico magazine\u003c/a> in January that part of why Obama didn’t act on Syria unilaterally — without Congress’ approval — was fear of impeachment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[W]e had no domestic legal basis. We actually had Congress warning us against taking action without congressional authorization, which we interpreted as the president could face impeachment,” Rhodes said. “That was a factor. Go back and read the letters from [then-House Speaker John] Boehner, letters from the Republican members of Congress. They laid down markers that this would not be constitutional. If we got drawn into a conflict in Syria without congressional authorization, without international authorization, without international support, you can see very clearly how that could have completely derailed this entire presidency.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To reiterate, Trump is unlikely to be impeached by a Republican Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if things keep up at this pace — if the Comey memo comes out and he delivers damning testimony — and the GOP still does nothing, not even setting up an independent investigation, you can guarantee that the “I” word would hang all over next year’s midterm elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, as much as in any election, Trump’s presidency would be top of mind for voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2017 NPR. 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This is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the president and Mr. Comey.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The official also noted, accurately, that “Deputy Director McCabe said in his testimony last week that the WH had not interfered with any investigation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This White House has tried to spin its way out of a lot — from things as small as the president’s inauguration crowd size to as big as whether the president leaked classified information to the Russians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this flat denial is drawing a bright line in the sand. The White House understands that this is very serious and, if true, could have huge consequences for the Trump presidency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So there are still a ton of questions to be asked. The White House press briefing has already been must-see TV and will continue to be, but the questions with teeth need to come from Congress. And a lot has to happen — and a lot of facts gathered — before anyone gets down the road to impeachment:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. The memo has to be produced. \u003c/strong>Right now, many Republicans are doubting the veracity of the story. Sen. Richard Burr, the North Carolina Republican in charge of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday shortly after \u003cem>The Times\u003c/em> story came out that “the burden is on \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>” to produce the memo. Will he still feel that way in the light of day, especially given the fact that House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz issued a subpoena to the FBI to turn over any Comey memos related to the investigation in one week?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Comey has to testify on the record and in public about the memo and the meeting.\u003c/strong> Even if the memo is produced, Comey will likely be brought before Congress to testify about the encounter. He should be expected to talk about it with the same vivid detail he did \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051500864.html\">10 years ago yesterday\u003c/a> — interestingly — about the night in March 2004 when he, as deputy attorney general, went to the hospital bed of then-Attorney General John Ashcroft to prevent White House counsel Alberto Gonzales and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card from pressuring Ashcroft to reauthorize the Bush administration’s domestic surveillance program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. There have to be many willing Republicans to go along.\u003c/strong> Even if Comey testified, he’d have to produce damning evidence that would convince Republicans that Trump had obstructed justice and should no longer serve. Grounds for impeachment are ambiguous. \u003ca href=\"https://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A2Sec4.html\">Article 2, Section 4 of the Constitution\u003c/a> reads:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Impeaching a president takes a majority in the House and two-thirds of the Senate, and Republicans currently control both chambers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Is this obstruction of justice? \u003c/strong>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=76082\">first article of impeachment against Richard Nixon\u003c/a>, who resigned before he could be impeached, read (emphasis ours):\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, \u003cstrong>obstructed, and impeded the administration of justice\u003c/strong>….”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there is a question, even if the Comey memo is proved to be true, of whether what Trump is alleged to have done meets the legal definition of obstruction of justice. Some legal analysts and professors say yes. “When someone at the White House is telling someone at DOJ or the FBI to soft-pedal or abandon an investigation, that’s when people start talking about obstruction,” University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck told \u003ca href=\"http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/16/trump-comey-obstruction-justice-238466\">Politico\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz says maybe not. “If it was a polite request saying, ‘Oh, you know, he’s a good guy, Flynn, I wish you’d back off this thing,’ that’s not an obstruction of justice,” Dershowitz contended on MSNBC on Tuesday. “If it was a command, it would raise stronger problems.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He continued, “I just think it’s a very, very high bar to get over obstruction of justice for a president who, in fact, is the head of the unitary executive branch that includes the FBI and the Justice Department.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Impeachment as political weapon\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>To be clear, “impeachment” has been used as a political weapon by angry opponents — some with better cases than others — for a long time. 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Trump on \u003ca href=\"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/feb/16/our-principles-pac/anti-trump-ad-says-he-backed-impeaching-bush/\">CNN with Wolf Blitzer\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blitzer followed up, “Impeaching him?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Absolutely, for the war, for the war,” Trump responded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of the conduct of the war,” Blitzer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, he lied,” Trump responded. “He got us into the war with lies. And, I mean, look at the trouble Bill Clinton got into with something that was totally unimportant. And they tried to impeach him, which was nonsense. And, yet, Bush got us into this horrible war with lies, by lying, by saying they had weapons of mass destruction, by saying all sorts of things that turned out not to be true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was 2008. Times and opinions change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The calls on the right for Obama’s impeachment were loud as well. There was an \u003ca href=\"http://www.pledgetoimpeach.com/\">Impeach Obama website\u003c/a> that had more than double the petition signers than the Trump one. It urged people to call Congress, gave the Capitol switchboard number and instructed them to “in plain — but \u003cem>polite\u003c/em> — language, demand impeachment and give a reason or two why.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, even admitted to \u003ca href=\"http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/obama-foreign-policy-legacy-ben-rhodes-donald-trump-china-iran-214642\">Michael Crowley in Politico magazine\u003c/a> in January that part of why Obama didn’t act on Syria unilaterally — without Congress’ approval — was fear of impeachment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[W]e had no domestic legal basis. We actually had Congress warning us against taking action without congressional authorization, which we interpreted as the president could face impeachment,” Rhodes said. “That was a factor. Go back and read the letters from [then-House Speaker John] Boehner, letters from the Republican members of Congress. They laid down markers that this would not be constitutional. If we got drawn into a conflict in Syria without congressional authorization, without international authorization, without international support, you can see very clearly how that could have completely derailed this entire presidency.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To reiterate, Trump is unlikely to be impeached by a Republican Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if things keep up at this pace — if the Comey memo comes out and he delivers damning testimony — and the GOP still does nothing, not even setting up an independent investigation, you can guarantee that the “I” word would hang all over next year’s midterm elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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