Aidan McGloin

No. 40 It's Sunday, March 8, and today's edition deals with Riverside's new judge, Coyote Aviation's case, a malicious prosecution case, a third federal shooting in Texas, and more. We now publish an audio edition! Our audio edition runs through the headlines we publish each week. You can find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. * * * ### Prosecutor joins Riverside bench Thanh Ngo | Courtesy Governor's Office Thanh Ngo took his oath of office to join Riverside County's judicial officers on March. 6. The former Riverside prosecutor joined the DA's Office in 2023. Ngo's been around the state: he spent one year as field counsel for Liberty Mutual Insurance, one year as assessment appeal policy director in Alameda County, six years as a trial attorney at TDN Law Group, seven years at the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office, four years at the Santa Cruz District Attorney's Office, one year as an associate at Terra Law, four years at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, and two years as an Echoing Green fellow at the Asian Law Caucus. He graduated from the University of California Los Angeles, School of Law. He fills the vacancy created by Judge Kira Klatchko's retirement. * * * ### Coyote Aviation suit is clear for April trial Coyote's attorney, _Ricky Shah of Pacheco and Neach_ , spoke to roughly 60 Coyote Aviation supporters following the hearing in the San Bernardino Justice Center. The suit alleging the City of Redlands illegally seized ownership of Coyote Aviation's hangars at the Redlands Municipal Airport is one step closer to trial. Both Coyote and Redlands had asked San Bernardino Superior Judge Nicole Quintana Winter to decide the case in their favor on March 3, and both Coyote and Redlands were denied their request. Winter threw out Coyote's claim that Redlands intentionally inflicted emotional distress, but otherwise kept the case intact. The company has already been evicted from the Redlands Municipal Airport, and lost a prior case alleging breach of contract regarding the ground lease. In this case, Coyote claims the city illegally seized control of the 16 hangars which the company built. The terms of the lease between the city and the company say that when Coyote Aviation would leave the airport, it would remove all improvements. Redlands claimed that, since the hangars were not demolished, Coyote forfeited ownership. Coyote did attempt to demolish the hangars—but Redlands would not approve the demolition permit. According to attorney Jessica Lomakin, who represented the city at the March 3 hearing, the city did not approve Coyote's permit because the city did not recognize Coyote as the property owner. Redlands recognized Redlands to be the owner. "So the city denied the permit because the city didn't sign it?" Winter asked. "Why did the city, when it had the permit, not the permit?" Lomakin said that the city had concerns about... * * * ### Man pleads guilty to threats against Sheriff Dicus A 45-year-old transient, Mark Lee Keller, pled guilty to one count of attempted criminal threats on March 5 after mailing threats to San Bernardino Sheriff Shannon Dicus. Keller, who had already been in custody on a charge of failure to obey a police officer, received 376 days for time served and was released. He is under county supervision. A second felony charge of criminal threats and his misdemeanor charge of failure to obey were both dropped due to his plea agreement. “Law enforcement regularly encounters people who clearly need treatment and support, yet the current system often leaves limited options to ensure they receive help before situations escalate. I will continue to work with fellow sheriffs, the Board of Supervisors, and the Legislature to address these challenges,” said Dicus in a release. * * * ### Riverside man loses appeal in malicious prosecution case Roger Parker, held in pre-trial custody without an indictment or preliminary hearing for four years against the advice of line prosecutors, lost the appeal of his malicious prosecution case on March 5. In an unanimous ruling, three Ninth Circuit Judges affirmed a lower court's ruling that the defendants are protected by law. None of the defendants are still at the Riverside District Attorney's Office. "The district court correctly concluded that absolute immunity shields (the defendants) from liability for Parker’s prolonged pre-trial detention," the court found. Parker was held on a murder charge from 2010 until 2014, but the two Riverside line prosecutors who were assigned the case, Lisa DiMaria and Christopher Ross, believed he was innocent. The trial court found, and the Court of Appeal agreed, that the defendants were ... * * * ### Riverside District Attorney names top employees District Attorney Michael Hestrin with Prosecutor of the Year, Jennifer Stevenson | Courtesy: DA's Office The top employees of the Riverside District Attorney's Office were honored at the Green River Golf Club in Corona on Feb. 27. Jennifer Stevenson was named prosecutor of the year. “Each day, the dedicated professionals of the District Attorney’s Office work tirelessly to pursue justice on behalf of the victims we serve across Riverside County,” said District Attorney Mike Hestrin. “The recipients of this year’s Justice Awards represent the very best of our office. Their integrity, commitment, and excellence make a meaningful difference in the safety and well-being of our community.” Read the full list of top employees. * * * ### Mock trial team start-up information to be shared at SB County session Attorneys and teachers who are interested in starting a high school mock trial team in San Bernardino County can attend a 30-minute informational session that starts at 4 p.m., April 23. The event is hosted by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, which runs the county's mock trial program under the guidelines of Teach Democracy. Sign up here * * * ### Local news from local sources Riverside Begins Search For City’s First Inspector General // Riverside Record San Bernardino Councilmember Treasure Ortiz gets ‘cease and desist’ letter from city // The Press-Enterprise * * * ## California news Resistance state: Tracking California’s lawsuits against the new Trump administrationThis story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Round 2 of California vs. Trump is well underway. President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders moments after being inaugurated president, and many of them could directly affect California. These orders include revoking licenses for offshoreInland Empire Law WeeklyCalMatters Staff * * * ### State's code website resumes blocking search engines The California Legislative Information website has restored its direction for Google to not index the site. The site, known as LegInfo, is operated by a public agency, the Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC). The agency is legally required to publish the state's bills and laws in in a way that would "provide the greatest feasible access to the general public in this state." Since 2022, the Office of Legislative Counsel blocked Google, and other search engines, from indexing the site. As a result, the LegInfo site has dropped lower in search results. causing web searches for laws and bills to land on privately owned webpages. Inland Empire Law Weekly contacted the OLC in August about the block. The OLC said that the block was irrelevant to the site being indexed. The OLC later retracted that claim, and said that the site has poor performance when Google indexes it. Inland Empire Law Weekly told the OLC on Feb. 12 that it would be publishing an article on the decision to block Google. The office unblocked the search engine. Some time between Feb. 18 and March 2, the OLC again blocked Google from indexing the site. When asked, the OLC said Google negatively affected the website. "As Google began indexing the site, the website began experienced very high traffic impacting the performance for all users," the email said. * * * ### Newsom threatens California counties for failing to use his new mental health court Frustrated by the slow adoption of one of his signature efforts to get Californians with severe mental illness off the streets, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday threatened to take funding from counties he said aren’t doing enough. Newsom called out 10 counties that he said are underperforming when it comes to CARE Court – a program he launched in 2023 that uses the courts to get people into mental health treatment. Counties that “haven’t gotten it done” in his view are: Los Angeles, Orange, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Bernardino, Kern, Riverside, Yolo, Monterey and Fresno. CARE Court has served far fewer Californians than initially anticipated... * * * ### California lawsuit asks judge to halt billions for school repairs until state commits to grant it equitably Attorneys for parents and students in school districts with unsafe, unhealthy and inadequate facilities that say they can’t afford to fix asked the Alameda County Superior Court on Friday to freeze $3 billion in state funding for building repairs until the court has ruled on their lawsuit challenging the state’s funding system. Plaintiffs from San Bernardino City Unified, Coachella Valley Unified and other districts argue that the state formula illegally favors wealthy school districts. “Our students in rural schools deserve a chance... * * * ### Thurmond calls for return of 6-year-old California deaf student deported to Colombia By Zaidee Stavely, EdSource State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond condemned the federal government on Friday for detaining and deporting a 6-year-old deaf child without the devices he uses for hearing. Thurmond said the deportation cuts off the child’s access to crucial educational services. He was a student at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont. Thurmond pointed out that schools for the deaf provide children with a community and the ability to communicate that they may not otherwise receive. “We’re demanding his return, because there aren’t many programs that can meet his needs as a student who is deaf, who needs to be in a community where he can be surrounded by individuals who are trained in American Sign Language,” Thurmond said. Nikolas De Bremaeker, the family’s attorney from the Oakland-based organization Centro Legal de la Raza, said the child’s mother, who is from Colombia, had been in the country for about four years and had an active asylum case. She and her children were detained while attending a routine immigration appointment. De Bremaeker said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials did not allow a family member to bring the child’s hearing aids. In addition, he said that ICE officials misled attorneys about where the child and his mother were being held. He confirmed on Friday that they had been deported to Colombia. ICE did not respond to a request for comment. * * * ### California, 23 other states sue Trump over new tariffs California and 23 other mostly Democratic states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over its new justification for the president’s wide-ranging tariffs. State Attorney General Rob Bonta is co-leading the lawsuit with the attorneys general of Oregon, Arizona and New York. They say President Donald Trump’s use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 — which he invoked after the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 20 ruled that his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was unconstitutional — is also illegal. Trump immediately issued 10% tariffs across the board after the Supreme Court ruling that struck down most of the tariffs he imposed last year. “He’s desperately grasping at straws,” Bonta said... * * * ### Supreme Court order puts California schools in legal limbo over transgender student privacy The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to reinstate parents’ right to be notified of their child’s gender identity has left California schools in temporary legal limbo and advocates concerned for the safety of transgender students. In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal to a conservative legal group and reinstated a San Diego federal judge’s ruling that parents have a constitutional right to be informed of a child’s “gender incongruence” at school. The Supreme Court stated that California’s student privacy policies allow schools to “facilitate” a student’s gender transition without parental notification, violating free religious expression and substantive due process. Justices did not decide the Mirabelli v. Bonta case; instead, they... * * * ### She directed $2.7 million from her elderly clients to her husband’s company. The judge approved every penny Deep within the drab courthouse across from Oxnard’s agricultural fields, Angelique Friend is one of the county’s main private fiduciaries, chosen frequently by a probate judge to handle the financial and personal interests of elderly people deemed too ill to care for themselves. Friend operated a unique system. Besides being paid for her services, she often chose her husband, David Esquibias, to be her lawyer. Then, when her clients needed in-home support, she hired Townsgate In-Home Services to provide their care. Friend knew Townsgate well: Esquibias founded it the year they married. Friend’s elderly clients often footed the bill for all three services, at least until they could no longer afford or use in-home health care. Then, with the court’s approval, Friend moved them to less-expensive care facilities and sold their homes, court records show. For years, Friend and Esquibias often disclosed their connections to the court, and Judge Roger Lund approved the payments, even though court rules and the California Professional Fiduciary Bureau’s code of conduct generally prohibit such conflicts. Court records show... * * * ### News from around the state Man sentenced to 7 years for threatening judge // MyNewsLA Lawyer at Tom Girardi's firm pleads guilty to contempt in client funds case // Reuters Former Lodi City Council Member Shakir Khan sentenced for 2020 election fraud scheme // KCRA * * * ## National news * * * ### Footage shows the run-up to immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Texas man South Padre Island Police Department body cam footage, released by Texas Department of Public Safety late Friday, shows the moment when 23-year-old Ruben Ray Martinez from San Antonio was killed at South Padre Island in March 2025. South Padre Island Police Department The Texas Department of Public Safety late Friday quietly released body camera and security footage from a case in which federal immigration officers in South Padre Island last year shot and killed a 23-year-old San Antonio man. The video shows him driving slowly past officers stopping traffic, and at times interacting with them while his brake lights are on, before gunshots suddenly ring out. The clips, which were reviewed by The Texas Tribune, do not show Ruben Ray Martinez hitting the Department of Homeland Security Investigations agent with his car, as the agency has repeatedly claimed. But they also do not provide clear evidence that he did not. The footage is from multiple vantage points and doesn't show everything – in some cases, key audio is missing. The federal agent in question was not wearing a body camera. Read more * * * ### How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability By Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst professor A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced. This is an inflection point in the global debate over Big Tech liability: For the first time, an American jury is being asked to decide whether platform design itself can give rise to product liability – not because of what users post on them, but because of how they were built. As a technology policy and law scholar, I believe that the decision, whatever the outcome, will likely generate a powerful domino effect in the United States and across jurisdictions worldwide. The plaintiff is a 20-year-old California woman... * * * ### Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Mullin WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving the post for a job as a special envoy, following an appearance before a U.S. Senate panel this week that provoked bipartisan criticism of her handling of the department that is tasked with fulfilling the administration’s mass deportation campaign. Oklahoma GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Trump loyalist who has championed the president’s war against Iran, will lead the Department of Homeland Security, the president wrote on his social media site, TruthSocial. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Thursday that Trump was planning to fire Noem after... * * * ### Judge blocks Noem policy limiting congressional visits to immigrant detention facilities WASHINGTON — A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked a Department of Homeland Security policy that instituted a seven-day notice requirement for members of Congress to conduct oversight visits at facilities that hold immigrants, finding it likely violates appropriations law that allows for unannounced visits. The order rejects initial arguments from the Trump administration that... * * * ### US House also rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran WASHINGTON — House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization from Congress. The joint war with Israel that began six days ago has already claimed the lives of six U.S. troops and injured and killed dozens of civilians across Israel and the Persian Gulf nations. Iranian officials say more than 1,000 have been killed since Saturday, according to multiple reports. The War Powers Resolution sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., failed in a 212-219 vote. Massie was the lone Republican to sign on to the measure. Massie and Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, broke ranks with Republicans ... * * * ### Sen. Mark Kelly lawsuit in illegal orders case set for May arguments in appeals court WASHINGTON — A federal circuit court announced Monday it will hold oral arguments in May to determine whether a lower court erred when it blocked the Pentagon from downgrading Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s retirement rank and pay for appearing in the “Don’t Give Up The Ship” video. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s new schedule came just days after the Trump administration requested an expedited timeline. “In light of the public’s unusual interest in prompt disposition of this appeal, * * * ### News from around the nation High-stakes First Amendment suit against the Pentagon heads to court // MSNOW Judge Blocks Trump Anti-DEI Directive in Schools Nationwide // Word In Black Judge says Kari Lake’s tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as ‘acting CEO’ // Politico ProPublica Wins Lawsuit Over Access to Court Records in U.S. Navy Cases // ProPublica Supreme Court weighs whether smoking weed can eliminate your right to a gun // The Washington Post Justice Department reverses course and now intends to defend Trump's executive orders targeting law firms // CBS News Justice Department targets Cuban officials, aims for indictments // The Washington Post In reversal, Florida Bar says it is not investigating Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan // NBC News * * * ## In perspective * * * ### The Declaration of Independence: The tarring of John Malcolm Inland Empire Law Weekly is analyzing each of the 27 reasons for independence as laid out in the Declaration of Independence. Today's reason has to do with taxes: **_"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance."_** This seems simple enough. Finally, after this publication has reported that America's independence was due to the relocation of the Massachusetts Colonial Assembly, or the salary of judges or immigration, we're back to the old question of taxation, which we all know and hate. Unfortunately, there's a bit more to this complaint than just the hiring of tax collectors. The conduct of the crown's officers rose to the point of being _harassing our people_. Some examples: On June 10, 1768, customs officials seized John Hancock's ship, _Liberty,_ after concluding that Hancock evaded his customs taxes by offloading imported goods before inspection. The seizure caused 3,000 colonists to riot. The crown brought, then dropped, charges. On March 5, 1770, British customs officer Ebenezer Richardson fired into a crowd, killing 11-year-old Christopher Seider. Protests over this death would result in the Boston Massacre. On Jan. 25, 1774, customs officer John Malcolm was threatening to beat a boy with his cane. George Hewes, who had participated in the Boston Tea Party a month earlier, told Malcolm to stop. Malcolm struck Hewes in the head with his cane, knocking Hewes out. (In, response the patriots tarred and feathered Malcolm.) In the 1774 Petition to the King, the First Continental Congress complained about customs officers being allowed to break open and enter houses without a judicial warrant. In each of these cases, the customs officers harassed colonists by interfering with them before a judge got involved. Find the other reasons for independence: * * * ## Reading Every week, Inland Empire Law Weekly recommends a book. This week's selection is Justice in Plain Sight by Riverside's own Dan Bernstein. The book deals with the prosecution of the 1980 Norco shootout and the Press-Enterprise's fight for a public trial that went all the way the Supreme Court. _Justice in Plain Sight is the story of a hometown newspaper in Riverside, California, that set out to do its job: tell readers about shocking crimes in their own backyard. But when judges slammed the courtroom door on the public, including the press, it became impossible to tell the whole story. Pinning its hopes on business lawyer Jim Ward, whom Press-Enterprise editor Tim Hays had come to know and trust, the newspaper took two cases to the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1980s. Hays was convinced that the public—including the press—needed to have these rights and needed to bear witness to justice because healing in the aftermath of a horrible crime could not occur without community catharsis. The newspaper won both cases and established First Amendment rights that significantly broadened public access to the judicial system, including the right for the public to witness jury selection and preliminary hearings._ $20 from University of Nebraska Press * * * ## This day in history On March 8, 1948, Justice Hugo Black published a ruling about the importance of public trials: "The traditional Anglo-American distrust for secret trials has been variously ascribed to the notorious use of this practice by the Spanish Inquisition, to the excesses of the English Court of Star Chamber, and to the French monarchy’s abuse of the lettre de cachet. "All of these institutions obviously symbolized a menace to liberty. In the hands of despotic groups each of them had become an instrument for the suppression of political and religious heresies in ruthless disregard of the right of an accused to a fair trial. "Whatever other benefits the guarantee to an accused that his trial be conducted in public may confer upon our society, the guarantee has always been recognized as a safeguard against any attempt to employ our courts as instruments of persecution. The knowledge that every criminal trial is subject to contemporaneous review in the forum of public opinion is an effective restraint on possible abuse of judicial power."

It's Sunday, March 8, and today's edition deals with Riverside's new judge, Coyote Aviation's case, a malicious prosecution case, a third federal shooting in Texas, and more.

Pride Bar Association honors five at inaugural gala <p>The Pride Bar Association of the Inland Empire hosted approximately 150 people and raised $3,500 at its first gala Jan. 22.</p><p>The newly formed association honored Los Angeles Superior Judge Martha Bellinger, former San Bernardino Superior Presiding Judge and Appellate Justice Marsha Slough, nationally known attorney Abby Rubenfeld, advocate and actor Beth Broderick, and the restaurant chain Hamburger Mary’s.</p><p>Proceeds from the event will go towards student scholarships. Opera singer Cedric Berry sang “Make Them Hear You” and “We Shall Overcome.” Dancers from The Realm Company performed a ballet.</p><p>Association President Dean McVay served as master of ceremonies.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://ielaw.news/content/images/2026/02/P1214971.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="1500" srcset="https://ielaw.news/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/P1214971.JPG 600w, https://ielaw.news/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/P1214971.JPG 1000w, https://ielaw.news/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/P1214971.JPG 1600w, https://ielaw.news/content/images/size/w2400/2026/02/P1214971.JPG 2400w" /><figcaption><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Pride Bar President Dean McVay</span></figcaption></figure><p>“I want to express my sincere gratitude to each of you for taking time out of your lives, your busy schedules, to join us this evening,” McVay said. </p><p>“Your presence here at the Pride Bar of the IE means more than you'll ever know. I am deeply honored and humbled to stand before you as the inaugural president of the newly formed Pride Bar Association of the Inland Empire. ​​Tonight is truly historic for many reasons. We're not simply installing officers, or celebrating a dinner. We're launching a vision. We're affirming a commitment and planting the roots of an organization that will serve, uplift and advocate for our LGBTQIA legal community and allies throughout the Inland Empire, for generations to come. And may I please say it is long overdue. Thank you. Your support, whether as members, allies, judges, community leaders, students or friends, sends a powerful message that visibility matters, inclusion matters, equality under the law matters. Equity matters,” McVay said.</p><div class="gh-paid-content-notice"><h3>This post is for subscribers only</h3><p>Become a member to get access to all content</p><a class="gh-paid-content-cta" href="https://ielaw.news/pride-bar-association-honors-five-at-inaugural-gala/#/portal/signup">Subscribe now</a></div>

The newly formed association honored Los Angeles Superior Judge Martha Bellinger, former San Bernardino Superior Presiding Judge and Appellate Justice Marsha Slough, nationally known attorney Abby Rubenfeld, advocate and actor Beth Broderick, and the restaurant chain Hamburger Mary’s.

ABOTA’s dedication to the Seventh Amendment and judicial independence is meaningless without a robust Rule of Law that restrains the arbitrary use of state power.

"California stands ready to take all necessary steps to investigate potentially unlawful conduct by federal agents that occurs on our soil, and where the facts warrant, file charges for violations of the California Penal Code," Attorney General Rob Bonta said, according to a press release.

The Declaration: He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people <p>In celebration of our nation’s founding 250 years ago, Inland Empire Law Weekly is reviewing the 27 reasons for revolution spelled out in the Declaration of Independence. It hasn’t been easy. This publication has finally received three books on the topic to help. </p><p>“Today most Americans, including professional historians, would be hard put to identify what prompted many of the accusations (Thomas) Jefferson hurled against the King, which is not surprising since even some well-informed persons of the eighteenth century were perplexed,” writes Pauline Maier in American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. </p><p>After expanding on the difficulties contemporaries had with understanding the Declaration of Independence, Maier chose not to explain the fifth complaint either. </p><blockquote><em>He (the king) has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.</em></blockquote><div class="gh-paid-content-notice"><h3>This post is for subscribers only</h3><p>Become a member to get access to all content</p><a class="gh-paid-content-cta" href="https://ielaw.news/the-declaration-he-has-dissolved-representative-houses-repeatedly-for-opposing-with-manly-firmness-his-invasions-on-the-rights-of-the-people/#/portal/signup">Subscribe now</a></div>

The Virginia legislature made a couple of formal statements, were shut down for their troubles, and a revolution was born.

Plus: man arrested for death of wife, the dissolution of Virginia's Assembly caused the American Revolution, one book we recommend, Supreme Justice cracks down on arrests at courthouses, and some about marijuana in your car.

Nick Shirley Response YouTube video by Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan

The Andrew Callaghan Nick Shirley beef defines every debated issue in contemporary video journalism and should be understood in its full context for everyone who is interested in media.

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Newsom proposes no new funding to local journalism despite $175M deal with Google The governor is proposing no new money toward local journalism next year despite promising $70 million in 2024, the latest in the state’s ever-diminishing commitment to helping a hurting industry.

It took 16 months for California and Google to walk back on a deal they made in order to circumvent legislative reforms regarding the Google-newsroom commercial relationship.

If they can't honor their own word, they should have left the business to people who can.

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Alright kids, what's y'alls best and worst Christmas movies?

Best - 60 Minutes' CECOT package

Worst - A Christmas Prince

Honorable mention to It's a Wonderful Life

A graphic from CalMatters with a faded background photo of prison buildings and a guard tower marked with the number 8. Overlaid are torn-paper style text boxes with quotes from incarcerated people: “I would say this is the hardest time that I’ve done, out of all of the facilities.” “The kitchen, the cooking area, there are cockroaches. There are so many rodents in here.” “There is no AC for any of the barracks we live in.” Below, a bold title reads: Inland Empire Newsletter — Incarcerated People in CRC Speak on Conditions at Norco Prison. Smaller text credits Aidan McGloin with the date 9.24.25. A black button with a white link at the bottom reads “bit.ly/cm9-24.”

A graphic from CalMatters with a gray-to-white gradient background resembling torn paper. The text reads: “I reported last week on correctional officers’ requests to keep the Correctional Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco open, and to alleviate overcrowding in county jails by walking back California’s 14-year-old policy of housing some convicted defendants in jails.” At the top left is the CalMatters logo, and at the bottom right is a black button with the link “bit.ly/cm9-24.”

A graphic from CalMatters with a similar gray gradient and torn-paper effect as the previous slide. The text reads: “I was also contacted by Brian Kaneda, Deputy Director of Californians United for a Responsible Budget... Kaneda was adamant that AB 109 was not the primary driver of jail overcrowding, instead pointing to a sheriff’s discretion to hold pretrial defendants and a lack of mental health beds for pretrial diversion.” The CalMatters logo is in the top left corner, and a black button with “bit.ly/cm9-24” appears at the bottom right.

A graphic from CalMatters with a similar gray gradient and torn-paper effect as the previous slide. The text reads: “I would say this is the hardest time that I've done, out of all the facilities." -Matthew and below "The CRC has cockroaches, mold, leaks, lead paint and asbestos in pipes. The housing does not have air conditioning, and temperatures get up to 115 degrees in the summer. [Matthew] is housed in a warehouse built in the 1990's, but the majority of [incarcerated people] live in the old barracks." The CalMatters logo is in the top left corner, and a black button with “bit.ly/cm9-24” appears at the bottom right.

🗞️🗞️Recent article in the @calmatters Inland Empire Newsletter by @aidan-mcgloin.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/cm9-24

This article highlights voices of people currently imprisoned in CRC & features CURB's own Brian Kaneda who exposes the false solution that is reopening closed prisons and jails.

This is how online advertising should be done

I don't take my girlfriend out to fast food restaurants and tell her "it's more effective."

Effectiveness is a goal, but telling 40,000 of your subscribers that a service they prefer is ineffective and will be canceled is just so absolutely mind-boggling.

AJC publisher Andrew Morse told Robertson that print is ineffective:

“The fact is, printing newspapers and putting them in trucks and driving them around and delivering them on people’s front stoops has not been the most effective way to distribute the news in a very long time,” he said.

News execs need to realize that "meeting customers where they are does *not* mean only providing a website and posting on social media.

Many people, 40k of them in Atlanta, want printed editions.

I met a newsstand operator about four years ago. He said he's asked the @latimes.com for more copies to sell—but they always underdelivered. He'd sell out of his twenty or so copies immediately, and the rest of the day he would be turning customers away.

If people want a print product, why would the AJC not give them one?

Isn't diversification of revenue and distribution a basic business ideal?