#Checkpoints for the Weekend Aug 30 - Sept 1, 2014 #DUI #DRUGS

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

UPDATED THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER 1st

Here are the DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols during the campaign period


Sunday, August 31, 2014
6pm - 12am Alhambra
6pm - 12am Antelope Valley
6pm - 12am Beach communities
Huntington Park at Slauson Ave and Santa Fe Ave
12noon - 8pm Harbor area Harbor-Gateway extra cruisers on all streets
7pm - 3am Sacramento (West) 
12noon - 8pm San Pedro extra cruisers all streets
NOW San Deigo Chula Vista H St and Hidden Vista Dr
8pm - ? San Pedro extra cruisers on all streets
7pm - 3am Sacramento (West)
6pm - 12am San Fernando Valley
6pm - 12am Santa Clarita
6pm - 12am Santa Fe Springs 
6pm - 3am Seal Beach at Seal Beach Ave and Lopez Dr
8pm - ? Southeast (apart of) LA, extra cruisers on all streets
12noon - 8pm Wilmington extra cruisers on all streets



Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching.  For many Americans that means an extra day off, backyard and beach barbecues, visiting friends and family, and the unofficial end of the summer season.  Unfortunately, it also means a sharp increase in driving under the influence (DUI)-related traffic fatalities.

Starting Thursday, August 14, 2014, and continuing through Monday, September 1, 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be aggressively targeting drunk and drugged drivers as part of a nationwide effort to end impaired driving and save lives.  The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign will pair increased public awareness with high-visibility enforcement, resulting in fewer drunk drivers on Los Angeles roads.

The Avoid the 100 Los Angeles County DUI Task Force will be aggressively looking for impaired drivers throughout the region with plans in place for 64 DUI/Driver License Checkpoints, Multi-Agency Strike Teams, 27 roving DUI Saturation Patrols, DUI Warrant/Probation Sweeps and DUI Court Stings targeting suspended drivers who were ordered by the judge not to drive.

Stay Safe Out There - If You Need Help just Give Me a Call!

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Friday, August 29, 2014 

5pm - 1am Adelanto Inland Empire Air Expresswat

7pm - 3am Alhanbra at Fremont Ave and Orange St

Azusa at San Gabriel Ave and Sierra Madre Ave

6pm - 2am Baker Inland Empire not saying where 

7pm - 3am Benicia not saying where

9pm - 3am Brea OC not saying where

5pm - 1am Carson at Main St and Dominguez St

10pm - 2am Campbell Campbell Ave and Winchester Blvd 

Chino at Grand Ave and Pipeline Ave

East Los Angeles at Whittier Blvd and Goodrich Blvd

9:30pm - 1:30am Easy Palo Alto University Ave and Bay Rd.

Eastdale at Hamner Ave and Limonite Ave

7:30pm - 2:30am Fontana Inland Empire Sierra Ave and Merrill Ave 

AND Fontana at  Cherry Ave and Baseline Ave

6pm - 2am Glendale Glendale Ave and San Fernando Rd

7pm - 3am Hollywood (West) Santa Monica Blvd and Fairfax Ave 

7pm - 3am Irvine OC Jamboree Rd and Barranca Pkwy

7pm - 3am Jurupa Valley Inland Empire not saying where

Livingston not giving times or places

6pm - 2am Loma Linda Inland Empire Barton Td and Anderson St

6pm - 2am City of Lakewood

6pm - 2am City of Lancaster Sierra Hey and Ave "i"
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Vermont Ave & 6th St. In Loving Koreatown
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. North Hills, Roscoe Blvd. & Gloria Ave, Van Nuys
10pm - 4am Los Angeles, Ca. Figueroa St & 9th St near Staples Center

Moreno Valley at Heacock St and Gregory Lane

7pm-2am Morgan Hill, Ca.Moreno Valley

7pm - 3am OC not saying where 

8pm - 3am Newport Beach OC not saying where

8pm - 2am North Hills Roscoe Blvd and Gloria Ave.  

7pm - 3am Orange OC patrol saturation 

7pm - 1am Pacifica not saying where

7pm - 3am City of Pasadena at Arroyo Pkwy and Bellevue Dr

6pm - 2am City of Paramount Alondra and Garfield

Riverside Co, Jurupa Valley Jurupa Rd and Pedley Rd

Rancho Cucamonga at Have Ave and Base Line Rd

Rialto at Riverside Ave and Walnut Ave

Ronda Beach PCH and Beryl St

6pm - 2am San Bernardino Millst and Tippecano Ave

San Diego University and 32nd St

9pm - 3am Santa Ana at 2400 W Fifth St

6pm - 2am Santa Clarita Lyons Ave. and Railroad Ave.

6pm - Midnight Monday at San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley to Alhambra, Santa Clarita to Santa Fe Springs at Florence ave. and Springdale Ave

and Beach Communities 

7pm - 3am Tustin in OC not saying where

6pm - 2am Yucaipa Inlan Empire near Ave E and 9th St 

Saturday, August 30, 2014Anaheim at Beach Blvd and Bali Rdm
Arcadia 
Bakerfield at Union Ave and Brundage Lane
7pm - 3am Burbank Olive Ave and Lake St
Burlingame at California Dr
Chino Hills Inland Empire at Peyton Dr and Chino Hills Pkwy
8pm - 2am Cupertino
8pm - 2am Echo Park at Sunset Blvd and Laveta Terrace 
Fontana at Cherry Ave and Slover Ave
6pm - 2am Hesperia Inland Empire at Main St and Cottonwood Ave
5pm - 12am La Mirada Imperial Hwy and Santa Gertrudes Ave.
6pm - 2am Loma Linda not saying where 
7pm - 3am Long Beach Ocean Blvd and Pacific Ave
7pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. Wilmington, Avalon Blvd & Opp St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Sunset Blvd & Laveta Terrace
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Reseda, Sherman Way & Yolanda Ave
Hemet area not saying where
8pm - 2am Los Angeles at Olympic Blvd and Blaine St at Staple Center area 
Manteca at Yosemite Ave and Cottage Ave
6pm - 2am Mariposa, Ca. unknown locations throughout the County 
Menifee at Scott rd and Slover Ave
7pm - 2am Pasadena Extra Cruisers & Motorcycles on all streets hunting for inebriated drivers 
Redlands Inland Empire at W Park Ave and Tennessee St
8pm - 2am Reseda at Sherman Way and Yolanda Ave. 
Riverside Inland Empire Van Buren Blvd and Chicago Ave
7pm - 3am Sacramento (West)Power Inn Rd and Elder Creek Rd
6pm - Midnight Monday at San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley to Alhambra, Santa Clarita to Santa Fe Springs and Beach Communities 
6pm - 2am San Dimas at Lone Hill Ave. and Arrow Hwy
7pm - 3am San Jacinto Inland Empire
8pm - 2am Staples Center at Olympic Blvd and Blaine Street 
Temecula Inland Empire
Temecula Valley at Winchester Rd and Nicolas Rd
Thermal area not saying where
6pm - 2am Vallejo
9pm - 3am Visalia
8pm - Wasco 
Westminster at Brookhurst St and McFadden 7pm - 1am Wilmington at Avalon Blvd and Laveta Terrace in Echo Park with extra cruisers
7pm - 3am Wilmington at Avalon and Opp St

Don't Suffer Let Me Help You with Your Driver’s #License #Suspension #DUI

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

After a drunk driving arrest, you may think that your most important task is the recovery of your vehicle. While that is an important step in getting your life back to normal, your troubles have just begun. You face some tough decisions about your legal representation.

A DUI arrest triggers two legal actions-a criminal DUI charge and an administrative proceeding that will likely result in a driver’s license suspension. You will need a Driver’s License Suspension Lawyer who can address both problems.

The Law Offices of Jonathan Franklin is an experienced DUI / drunk driving defense and criminal defense law firm. We represent clients in both the criminal proceedings and driver’s license suspension and restoration actions, including those involving commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).

Contact us at 310.273.9600 to schedule your free consultation. Our goal is to help you deal successfully with both the criminal defense and the DMV aspects of your DUI arrest.

Do Not Delay Hiring a Beverly Hills Drunk Driving Defense Attorney

Following a DUI arrest, you have 10 days in which to request a DMV hearing regarding your driver’s license. If you do not ask for a hearing, you will get an automatic license suspension. Attorney Jonathan Franklin has extensive experience representing clients in both the criminal proceedings and in the driver’s license hearing related to a DUI arrest.

Our firm may be able to prevent your driver’s license suspension. If not, we will seek to help you obtain a temporary driver’s license that will enable you to go to and from work and perform other necessary tasks.

Driver’s License Restoration

The California Department of Motor Vehicles does not automatically restore your driver’s license. You have to ask for it and demonstrate to their satisfaction that you deserve your license. The Law Offices of Jonathan Franklin can also seek the full restoration of your driver’s license following a DUI conviction or a license suspension for traffic violations.

For a free consultation with the Law Offices of Jonathan Franklin, contact us at 310.273.9600.  Our phones are answered 24 hours a day.

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Silence is Golden, Not in Ca., Supreme Court Rules that Silence Can Be Quilt

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

The Supreme Court of California has ruled that a suspect’s silence can be used as evidence of guilt during trial.

The 4-3 decision reversed an appellate court’s ruling and reinstated a man’s felony conviction for a 2007 vehicular manslaughter case. That case involved a motorist named Richard Tom, who broadsided another vehicle while speeding in Redwood City.

Following the collision, Mr. Tom chose to remain silent when confronted by police. While “the right to remain silent” is traced back to the Fifth Amendment and has received longstanding legal acceptance, courts have recently moved to curtail that right by claiming that a suspect must verbally invoke a condition of silence for the legal protection to apply, prior to the reading of the Miranda warning.

In other words, the burden rests on the suspect to indicate when he or she is exercising such a right. For example, a suspect must announce, “I’m going to remain silent now,” or “I am hereby invoking the Fifth Amendment” during police questioning for legal protection of silence to apply. Without specifically stating an intention to remain silent, prosecutors may portray the defendant as guilty for simply saying nothing.

That’s what happened in Mr. Tom’s manslaughter trial. Since he did not specifically invoke the Fifth Amendment, prosecutors exploited his silence by telling jurors that the defendant callously refused to ask about the injured parties; attempting to portray the behavior of a reckless and remorseless killer instead of a person exercising his rights (and standard legal advice).

At his 2008 trial, Mr. Tom was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter. A San Mateo Superior Court judge said that Tom’s apparent lack of concern was relevant to the issue of criminal recklessness.

Mr. Tom went on to appeal the decision and in March 2012, California’s Third District Court of Appeal ruled that the testimony violated Mr. Tom’s Fifth Amendment rights because “post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence” could not be used as substantive evidence of guilt in a trial.

However, the appeal was overturned in August 2014 when the California Supreme Court issued its decision in The People v. Tom.

The majority opinion was written by Justice Marvin Baxter, and affirmed by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Justice Ming Chin, and Justice Carol Corrigan.

The decision leaned heavily on the U.S. Supreme Court case Salinas v. Texas, in which the court ruled 5-4 that when a suspect doesn’t answer a particular question during an interrogation, his silence can be used as evidence in court to demonstrate guilt. In that case, the majority also held that a suspect must verbally announce his intention to remain silent for legal protection to apply. Salinas created a national precedent for undermining the right to remain silent.

The California decision was contentious, and demonstrates a no-win situation for suspects, particularly those who may be ignorant of their rights. The chances are next to nil that a suspect — innocent or guilty — would be informed of the outrageous nuances in the right to remain silent.

“The court today holds, against common sense expectations, that remaining silent after being placed under arrest is not enough to exercise one’s right to remain silent,” Justice Goodwin Liu wrote in his reasoned dissent. William Rylaarsdam concurred.

Justice Kathryn Werdegar dissented separately, writing that she agreed with Liu’s analysis, but that the high court should not have even considered the case because the issue wasn’t properly preserved in the trial court.

While Mr. Tom may not be the most sympathetic character, the legal precedence for convicting individuals based on silence may have broad-reaching effects on criminal justice.

“It’s a very dangerous ruling,” said Tom’s attorney, Marc Zilversmit. “If you say anything to the police, that can be used against you. Now, if you don’t say anything before you are warned of your rights, that too can be used against you.”

Dicision....courts
Source.....  police

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#NCIS #CBS Farting Hippo Lawsuit

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

In Hollywood, the land of American reinvention, even the farting hippos have dark, shameful secrets.

On Monday, a soft sculpture company called Folkmanis, Inc. sued CBS and several affiliated companies for copyright infringement, a case several years and episodes of procedural drama “NCIS” in the making.

It all goes back to 2002, when Folkmanis first produced a “20-inch, three-dimensional, soft sculptural puppet emulating a hippopotamus,” which the lawsuit refers to as Hippo 1.

The next year, CBS got its hands on a Hippo 1 puppet and used it in as a prop in its procedural program “NCIS.” According to the lawsuit, “When Hippo 1 appeared on the CBS ‘NCIS’ show, it was often accompanied by a dubbed sound effect of a fart attributable to the Hippo 1 puppet.” The puppet's propensity to fart earned it the nickname “Bert the Farting Hippo,” and it became such a favorite that it has appeared in over a dozen episodes of “NCIS” since first gracing the screen in 2003.

In 2006, Folkmanis decided to retire Hippo 1 puppets from its line of merchandise, but soon had Hippo withdrawal. As such, the company decided to create a new version, Hippo 2, in 2009. The Hippo 2 was exactly the same as Hippo 1, except 10 percent smaller.

A year later, CBS figured that the Bert had become so popular, they might as well cash in on it by selling farting puppets to dedicated “NCIS” fans. They contracted with Folkmanis to make a new version — one that had a spiked collar and a little internal box that made the prescribed fart sound effect.

For a few years, everyone was happy. Folkmanis’ business was booming; they produced 30,000 farting hippos to CBS to sell in its online store and at other retailers, which meant a nice profit for the network and delighted, fart-loving fans. In 2011, the network even commissioned a smaller farting hippo keychain, so people could take Bert and his gas wherever they went.


Then, everything (allegedly) fell apart.

According to the lawsuit, Delivery Agent Inc., one of the named defendants, teamed up with another defendant, S.F. Global Sourcing, to contact Shanghai Orlind Toy Co., a company in China. Their alleged mission: procure unlicensed Bert the Farting Hippo toys to sell for CBS.

The mission was allegedly successful, which led to CBS selling the China-produced Bert the Farting Hippo toys, and ending its orders with Folkmanis.

This did not please Folkmanis, which is suing the defendants for copyright infringement. They are looking for $733,000, the alleged profit made on the faux-Farting Hippos, as well as piece of the profits made as an indirect result of the infringement. The CBS store still offers many Bert the Farting Hippo products, which include not only stuffed dolls and keychains, but also phone covers, t-shirts, metal signs, slippers, and even a costume for $99.95.

Folkmanis also wants all traces of impostor Bert the Farting Hippo dolls and keychains destroyed.

Update: CBS responded to the suit, writing, “We believe this to be a flatulent abuse of the legal system, and we intend to clear the air on this matter immediately.”

Source....hippo

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#Checkpoints for Aug 28 - Sept 1, 2014 #DUI #DRUGS #UPDATED

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

UPDATED THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER 1st

Here are the DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols during the campaign period


Thursday, August 28, 2014
6pm - 1am Bellflower, Ca.
8pm-2am Fullerton, Ca.
7pm - 3am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic area
Long Beach, Ca.
6pm - Midnight Monday at San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley to Alhambra, Santa Clarita to Santa Fe Springs and Beach Communities

Friday, August 29, 2014
7pm-2am Morgan Hill, Ca.
Moreno Valley
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Vermont Ave & 6th St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. North Hills, Roscoe Blvd. & Gloria Ave
10pm - 4am Los Angeles, Ca. Figueroa St & 9th St
Riverside Co, Jurupa Valley
6pm - Midnight Monday at San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley to Alhambra, Santa Clarita to Santa Fe Springs and Beach Communities



Saturday, August 30, 2014
7pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. Wilmington, Avalon Blvd & Opp St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Sunset Blvd & Laveta Terrace
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Reseda, Sherman Way & Yolanda Ave
Hemet area
Long Beach, Ca.
6pm - 2am Mariposa, Ca. unknown locations throughout the County 
Thermal area 
6pm - Midnight Monday at San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley to Alhambra, Santa Clarita to Santa Fe Springs and Beach Communities

Sunday, August 31, 2014
12pm - 8pm Los Angeles,  Ca. Habor area
6pm - Midnight Monday at San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley to Alhambra, Santa Clarita to Santa Fe Springs and Beach Communities
Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching.  For many Americans that means an extra day off, backyard and beach barbecues, visiting friends and family, and the unofficial end of the summer season.  Unfortunately, it also means a sharp increase in driving under the influence (DUI)-related traffic fatalities.

Starting Thursday, August 14, 2014, and continuing through Monday, September 1, 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be aggressively targeting drunk and drugged drivers as part of a nationwide effort to end impaired driving and save lives.  The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign will pair increased public awareness with high-visibility enforcement, resulting in fewer drunk drivers on Los Angeles roads.

The Avoid the 100 Los Angeles County DUI Task Force will be aggressively looking for impaired drivers throughout the region with plans in place for 64 DUI/Driver License Checkpoints, Multi-Agency Strike Teams, 27 roving DUI Saturation Patrols, DUI Warrant/Probation Sweeps and DUI Court Stings targeting suspended drivers who were ordered by the judge not to drive.

Stay Safe Out There - If You Need Help just Give Me a Call!

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 Friday, August 22, 2014

7pm - 3am Anaheim, Ca. 

7pm - 2am Buena Park

8pm - 3am Chino, Ca.

Compton at Long Beach Blvd and Myrrh St

7pm - 3am Cypress, Ca.

7pm - 3am Fremont, Ca.

Fountain Valley Warner and Magnolia

Gardena Western Ave and Artesia Blvd

9pm - 3am Gilroy, Ca.

Hermosa Beach,  Artesis Blvd and Pacific Coast Hwy

8pm - 2am Hollywood, Ca. Highland Ave. & De Longpre Ave.

8pm - 2am North Hollywood, Ca. Laurel Canyon Blvd & Oxnard St.

7pm - 3a, La Palma, Ca.

7pm - 3am Los Alamitos, Ca. 

Montebellio at Beverly Blvd and Bradshawe St

 ?8pm - 3am Modesto area, Ca. somewhere in Stanislaus County

4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.

Palmdale 10th St and Technology Dr

8pm - 3am Pasadena, Ca. 

Riverside at Rubidoux Blvd and 34th 

7pm - 3am Rancho Mirage, Inland Empire

Riverside University and Ottawa Ave 

San Deigo, San Marcos Blvd 

San Gabriel at Las Tunas Dr and Santa Anita St

7pm - 1am Southwest Los Angeles, Ca. Jeffereson Blvd & Western Ave.

Redondo Beach at Artesia Blvd and Peck

Rottance at Palos Verdes Blvd 

Valley Center at Cole Grade Rd and Valley Cenbter Rd

8pm - 2am VanNuys91405 Los Angeles, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Raymer St

7pm - 3am Seal Beach, Ca.

6pm - 2am Stanton, Ca.

Saturday, August 23, 2014

7pm - 3am Anaheim, Ca. 1500 block of South State College, Katella and Chapman and Orangewood Ave. and Cerritos Ave.

Arcedia at Peck Rd and Clark St.

Buellton, Ca. 

Claremont at Monte Vista ave. and Claremont Blvd.

Compton at Rosecrans and Central Ave.

Concord, Ca.

Elk Grove at Elk Grove Blvd. and Elk Grove Florin Rd.

El Monte at Valley Blvd and Baldwin Ave.

Fontana at Sierra and Santa Ana south of 10

7pm - 3am Fullerton, Ca. 

7pm - 3am Garden Grove, Ca.

Huntington Park at Santa Fe Ave and Randolph St.

6pm - 2am Inland Empire area 

South Pasadena at Fair Oaks Ave and Monterey Rd.

Arcadia area, Los Angeles

8pm - 2am Arleta, Los Angeles, Ca. Laurel Canyon Blvd. and Osborne St.
8pm - 2am Central Los Angeles, Ca. Central Ave & 81st St
8pm - 2am Marina Del Ray, Ca. Lincoln Blvd & Maxella Ave

Modesto because of X-Fest

Ceres area

Oakdale area

South Pasadena at Fair Oaks Ave and Montery Rd.

Pomona, Ca. Holt Ave. and East End Ave. 

Rockin at Sunset Blvd and Stanford Ranch Rd.

9pm - 3am Santa Ana, Ca.  West 1st Street and Townsend St

San Jacinto at Ramona Expy and Mountain Ave.

Turlock area

7pm - 3am Seal Beach, Ca.

7pm - 3am Westminster, Ca.

Woodland Hills at De Soto Ave. and Burbank Blvd. 

Sunday August 24, 2014
5pm - 1am North Hollywood,  Los Angeles, Ca.

Think of #Children When You See #RoadWorkers, They're #Mom's and #Dad's too!

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

“Caltrans workers toil along California roadways with vehicles flying by just feet—or inches away,” said California State Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly. “This public awareness campaign reminds us all that highway workers have families and loved ones who are counting on motorists to ‘Be Work Zone Alert’ and help save lives.”

“The children of our workers are proud of their parents and are asking all drivers to help keep workers safe by staying alert in highway work zones,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.

California law requires all drivers to move over if safe to do so, or slow down when they see amber flashing lights on Caltrans vehicles.

Highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Since the 1920s, 183 Caltrans employees have been killed on the job—and the risk of death is seven times higher for highway workers than for average workers in any other industries, according to the latest data from the California Department of Industrial Relations. On average 1,000 Caltrans vehicles are struck each year—more than three each day.

“All it takes is a split second of inattention to destroy the lives of so many people,” said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. “The CHP hopes this educational campaign will help raise awareness and prevent these completely preventable tragedies from occurring.”

Watch out for those Mom's and Dad's!

Source.... https://www.facebook.com/CHPHQ?fref=nf Follow them on FB

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You Don’t Have to Drive #Drunk #DUI to Know What it Feels Like - "The Impairment Simulator Suit"

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

Ford Motors Co. wants you to experience drunk driving, but only while they wear the “suit” their company specifically designed to prevent just that.

“We add weights and bands around their necks and ankles and try to recreate the feeling of being drunk, the simulator helps recreate the loss of mobility and flexibility, heaviness and slower reaction times that occur as a consequence of being drunk.”

Cabal is currently on a presentation tour which will make stops at some of the largest cities in the U.S. and will visit university campuses and speak to students about the dangerous effects of drunk driving, all part of Ford’s “Driving Skills for Life” campaign.

Aside from weights and bands Cabal also provides students with plastic goggles that simulate impaired vision, another side effect of being inebriated.

“It really makes you think about how it’s not worth it to feel that way and get in a car and put yourself and the life of somebody else in danger.”

“When you’re doing the test you actually do think you’re walking straight and that you’re on the line, it’s an interesting experience.”

See One Video Here..... Impairment Simulator Suit

source..... presspasslatino

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Car Chased by the CHP Crashes into #Marijuana Grow Warehouse

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

The unluckiest marijuana grower of the summer had his grow house busted by authorities after a driver being chased by the California Highway Patrol inadvertently crashed into a warehouse full of weed, authorities said over the weekend.

The driver was taken to County-USC Medical center "with major injuries," the CHP said in a statement. But first the driver had to be pulled the wreckage, which was inside the Huntington Park warehouse.

Also inside, CHP officials said, were ...

 ... 700 to 800 marijuana plants at various stages of maturity.

It all happened after 1 a.m. Friday, according to the CHP. The driver, wanted for making an erratic turn near Alameda Street and Florence Avenue, led the officers on a chase. Here's what the agency said happened:

After the Jetta failed to yield, a pursuit was initiated. The Jetta made a left turn to eastbound Florence Ave. from S. Alameda St. against a red left turn arrow. The Jetta made a left turn into an alley east of Alameda St. headed northbound. As the unit entered the alley, the vehicle briefly stopped, then continued by making a left turn into a parking lot and headed south through the lot. The Jetta exited the parking lot onto Florence Ave. headed westbound towards Alameda St. The unit continued to pursue as the Jetta made a right turn and headed northbound on Alameda St. from Florence Ave. and accelerated at a high speed. As the Jetta continued northbound, it failed to stop at three stop-sign-controlled intersections. The driver of the Jetta failed to navigate a right turn on Gage Ave., crossing the eastbound lanes of Gage Ave. and striking a raised center median. This caused the Jetta to become airborne across the westbound lanes and collide into a building on the north side of Gage Ave. east of S. Alameda St.



Source....  laweekly

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A Major Victory for Sugar Farmers Against High Fructose Corn Syrup

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

Sugar farmers won a major legal victory on Aug. 5 against high fructose corn syrup mega-manufacturers who have been trying to claim that high fructose corn syrup is nutritionally the same as table sugar," "natural" and really just "corn sugar."

The Western Sugar Cooperative, a group of sugar farmers, sued Archer-Daniels-Midland, Co. in April 2011 to try to get the agribusiness giant to stop making such claims in TV and print advertising. In its national marketing campaign, Archer-Daniels etc. also claimed "sugar is sugar" and "your body can't tell the difference."

Archer-Daniels-Midland countersued the sugar farmers in 2012, accusing the Sugar Association, one of the plaintiffs, of having published editorial statements and third-party commentaries distinguishing HFCS from sugar based on scientific research. Then, in May the corn processors tried to amend that counterclaim by suing all of the plaintiffs for these activities and seeking punitive damages. (How dare they use science!)

However, U.S. District Court Judge Consuelo B. Marshall in Los Angeles quickly slapped them down, denying their “eleventh-hour” request to pursue claims against the other sugar producers. It seems the judge saw this move as just a delaying tactic, noting that the defendants had had "18 months" to add the other sugar producers to their complaint.

Adam Fox, co-lead counsel for the sugar farmers, said, "It was the right result, and now paves the way for us to prepare for trial without further delays or distractions." If the sugar manufacturers win their case, the high fructose corn syrup makers will be forced to stop making such claims.

In a one-two punch, the FDA also recently rejected efforts by the Corn Refiners Assn. to allow the name "corn sugar" as an alternative to HFCS on ingredient labels. Judge Marshall had ruled on an earlier motion that the plaintiff sugar farmers had presented evidence demonstrating "a reasonable probability of success on their argument that the statements (made by the corn processors) are false."

The CRA is desperate to rebrand HFCS as an all-natural, healthful alternative to table sugar. It even debuted a new website, originally called “CornSugar.com.” After the FDA smackdown, the site is now called SweetSurprise. Some of the "surprises" the site reveals are that “High fructose corn syrup is nearly identical in composition to table sugar” and “Eating sugar in moderation can be a healthy part of your diet.”

HFCS has been blamed for all sorts of health ills, from the upswing in type 2 diabetes to the U.S. obesity surge. A 2007 Rutgers University study found that, in comparison with sodas sweetened with traditional sugar (sucrose), sodas sweetened with the low-cost, highly processed sugar substitute contained up to 10 times more harmful carbonyl compounds — substances previously linked to serious health complications in people with diabetes.

Two separate U.S. studies in 2009 found trace amounts of poisonous mercury in a high percentage of HFCS samples, left over from the complicated chemical process used to turn corn into HFCS. In 2010, a Princeton University study found that rats fed HFCS gained significantly more weight than rats fed water sweetened with table sugar. And there are many more studies.

Source....  laweekly

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#CHECKPOINTS for Aug 22th - Sept 1st, 2014 Here they are from Your Defense Attorney #DUI #DRUGS

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

UPDATED THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER 1st

Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching.  For many Americans that means an extra day off, backyard and beach barbecues, visiting friends and family, and the unofficial end of the summer season.  Unfortunately, it also means a sharp increase in driving under the influence (DUI)-related traffic fatalities.

Starting Thursday, August 14, 2014, and continuing through Monday, September 1, 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be aggressively targeting drunk and drugged drivers as part of a nationwide effort to end impaired driving and save lives.  The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign will pair increased public awareness with high-visibility enforcement, resulting in fewer drunk drivers on Los Angeles roads.

The Avoid the 100 Los Angeles County DUI Task Force will be aggressively looking for impaired drivers throughout the region with plans in place for 64 DUI/Driver License Checkpoints, Multi-Agency Strike Teams, 27 roving DUI Saturation Patrols, DUI Warrant/Probation Sweeps and DUI Court Stings targeting suspended drivers who were ordered by the judge not to drive.

Here are the DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols during the campaign period


 Friday, August 22, 2014
8pm - 3am Chino, Ca.
7pm - 3am Cypress, Ca.
7pm - 3am Fremont, Ca.
9pm - 3am Gilroy, Ca.
8pm - 2am Hollywood, Ca. Highland Ave. & De Longpre Ave.
8pm - 2am North Hollywood, Ca. Laurel Canyon Blvd & Oxnard St.
7pm - 3a, La Palma, Ca.
7pm - 3am Los Alamitos, Ca.
 4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.
7pm - 1am Southwest Los Angeles, Ca. Jeffereson Blvd & Western Ave.
8pm - 2am VanNuys91405 Los Angeles, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Raymer St
7pm - 3am Seal Beach, Ca.
6pm - 2am Stanton, Ca.


Saturday, August 23, 2014
Concord, Ca.

7pm - 3am Fullerton, Ca. 
7pm - 3am Garden Grove, Ca. 
8pm - 2am Arleta, Los Angeles, Ca. Laurel Canyon Blvd.
8pm - 2am Central Los Angeles, Ca. Central Ave & 81st St
8pm - 2am Marina Del Ray, Ca. Lincoln Blvd & Maxella Ave
7pm - 3am Seal Beach, Ca.
7pm - 3am Westminster, Ca.


Sunday August 24, 2014
5pm - 1am North Hollywood,  Los Angheles, Ca.

Thursday, August 28, 2014
6pm - 1am Bellflower, Ca.
7pm - 3am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic area

Friday, August 29, 2014
7pm-2am Morgan Hill, Ca.
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Vermont Ave & 6th St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. North Hills, Roscoe Blvd. & Gloria Ave
10pm - 4am Los Angeles, Ca. Figueroa St & 9th St

Saturday, August 30, 2014
7pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. Wilmington, Avalon Blvd & Opp St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Sunset Blvd & Laveta Terrace
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Reseda, Sherman Way & Yolanda Ave
6pm - 2am Mariposa, Ca. unknown locations throughout the County

Sunday, August 31, 2014
12pm - 8pm Los Angeles,  Ca. Habor area

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Friday, August 15, 2014
6pm - 2am Southwest District of San Bernardino, Ca.

6pm - 2am City of Lakewood, Ca.
6pm - 2am City of Paramount, L.A.
6pm - 2am Yucca Valley, Ca.7pm - 1am San Jose, Ca.
7pm - 2am Rancho Cordova, Ca.
7pm - 2:30am Coachella, Riverside County, Ca.
7pm-3am  Malibu, Ca.  undisclosed location

7pm - 3am Irvine, Ca., Bake Pkwy & Hwy 5

Euclid & Holt Ontario, Ca.

Coachella, Inland Empire

Marino Valley, Inland Empire

Elk Grove, Bond Rd. & Elk Crest Dr.

Moreno  Valleym Frederick St & Centerpoint Dr.

Glendora, Grand Ave & Mauna Loa Ave. 

Paramount, Rosecran Ave & Garfield Ave.

San Deigo, Ca. Vista Civic Center & Vista Way

Pasadena Colorado Blvd. & Lotus Ave.

Vacaville, Mason St.

Rancho Cordova, Folsom Blvd & Cordova Lane
7pm-2am  Citrus Heights, Ca. undisclosed location
8pm - 2am LosAngeles, Ca.  Western Ave & 8th St (Korea-town)

8pm - 2am in the Valley, Sepulveda Blvd & Parthenia St
8pm - 2am North Hills, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Blaine St.
8pm - 2am Rampart area Los Angekes, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St (near Staples Center)

8pm - 3am Tustin area OC, Ca. McFadden & Village Way off 55 Fwy.

8pm - 3am Katella & Tafy, OC, Ca.

9pm - 3am Corona, Ca.

9pm - 3am Garden Grove, Ca.
9pm - 3:30am Inglewood, Ca.
10pm - 3am Redlands, Ca. south bound lanes Cajon St & Cypress Ave.
 Lee County, Ca.
6am Begins August 15, 2014, the Pasadena Police Department will conduct an enforcement program focused on speed and intersection violations. The operation will commence at 6:00 a.m and will continue through the afternoon hours. Speeding is the third highest cause of traffic deaths

Saturday, August 16, 2014
5pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. 77th St, South L.A. area
6pm - 2am Glendale, Ca.
6pm - 2am Southwest San Bernardino, Ca.
6pm - 2am Hesperia, Ca.7pm - 3am City of Pico-Revera, Ca.
8pm - 1am Truckee, Ca.
9pm - 3am Corona, Ca. 
Dale City, Ca. El Camaino Real & John Daly Blvd. 
Huntington Beach, Ca.
Santa Monica, Ca.

Sunday, August 17, 2014
5pm - 1am Foothill Division of the Valley area, Los Angeles, Ca.

Thursday, August 21, 2014
4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.
7pm - 3am Olympic area, Los Angeles, Ca.

#DUI #DRUGS Alot More #CHECKPOINTS for August 15 - 31, 2014 from Your Defense Attorney

 Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

Checkpoints Updated throughout the Weekend!

Friday, August 15, 2014 
6pm - 2am Southwest District of San Bernardino, Ca.
6pm - 2am City of Paramount, L.A.
6pm - 2am Yucca Valley, Ca.7pm - 1am San Jose, Ca.
7pm - 2am Rancho Cordova, Ca.
7pm - 2:30am Coachella, Riverside County, Ca.
7pm-3am  Malibu, Ca.  undisclosed location
7pm-2am  Citrus Heights, Ca. undisclosed location
8pm - 2am LosAngeles, Ca.  Western Ave & 8th St
8pm - 2am North Hills, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Blaine St.
8pm - 2am Rampart area Los Angekes, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St9pm - 3am Corona, Ca.
9pm - 3:30am Inglewood, Ca.
10pm - 3am Redlands, Ca. south bound lanes Cajon St & Cypress Ave.
 Lee County, Ca.
6am Begins August 15, 2014, the Pasadena Police Department will conduct an enforcement program focused on speed and intersection violations. The operation will commence at 6:00 a.m and will continue through the afternoon hours. Speeding is the third highest cause of traffic deaths

Saturday, August 16, 2014
5pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. 77th St area
6pm - 2am Glendale, Ca.
6pm - 2am Southwest San Bernardino, Ca.
6pm - 2am Hesperia, Ca.
8pm - 1am Truckee, Ca.
9pm - 3am Corona, Ca.
Huntington Beach, Ca.
Santa Monica, Ca.
Dale City, Ca. El Camaino Real & John Daly Blvd.

Sunday, August 17, 2014
5pm - 1am Foothill area, Los Angeles, Ca.

Thursday, August 21, 2014
4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.
7pm - 3am Olympic area, Los Angeles, Ca.

 Friday, August 22, 2014
4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.

7pm - 3am Fremont, Ca.
7pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. Jeffereson Blvd & western Ave.
8pm 2am VanNuys91405 Los Angeles, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Raymer St
8pm - 3am Chino, Ca.
8pm - 2am Hollywood, Ca. Highland Ave. & De Longpre Ave.
8pm - 2am North Hollywood, Ca. Laurel Canyon Blvd & Oxnard St.
9pm - 3am Gilroy, Ca.

Saturday, August 23, 2014
8pm - 2am Central Los Angeles, Ca. Central ave & 81st St
8pm - 2am Marina Del Ray, Ca. Lincoln Blvd & Maxella Ave

Sunday August 24, 2014
5pm - 1a, Los Angheles, Ca.

Thursday, August 28, 2014
6pm - 1am Bellflower, Ca.
7pm - 3am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic area

Friday, August 29, 2014
7pm-2am Morgan Hill, Ca.
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Vermont Ave & 6th St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. North Hills, Roscoe Blvd. & Gloria Ave
10pm - 4am Los Angeles, Ca. Figueroa St 7 9th St

Saturday, August 30, 2014
7pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. Wilmington, Avalon Blvd & Opp St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Sunset Blvd & Laveta Terrace
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Reseda, Sherman Way & Yolanda Ave

Sunday, August 31, 2014
12pm - 8pm Los Angeles,  Ca. Habor area

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#DUI #DRUGS #Checkpoint Stats and Figures

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20% when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.

In California, this deadly crime led to 802 deaths in 2012 because someone failed to designate a sober driver. Nationally, the latest data shows nearly 10,000 were killed by an impaired driver. “Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions in Long Beach have claimed nine lives and resulted in 315 injury crashes, harming 420 of our friends and neighbors,” said Long Beach Police Department Sergeant Aaron Alu.

Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment with officers checking drivers for proper licensing, delaying motorists only momentarily. When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Recent statistics reveal that 30% of drivers in fatal crashes had one or more drugs in their systems. A study of active drivers showed more tested positive for drugs that may impair driving (14%) than did for alcohol (7.3%). Of the drugs, marijuana was most prevalent, at 7.4%, slightly more than alcohol.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent. Nearly 90% of California drivers approve of DUI checkpoints.

DUI checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public.

Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, and other expenses that can exceed $10,000, not to mention the embarrassment when friends and family find out.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to the Long Beach Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to ‘Report Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1’.

Source....   http://www.oc-breeze.com/2014/08/09/56620_long-beach-dui-checkpoint-planned-for-tonight-saturday-aug-9/    Long Beach Police Department

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Judge Judy Settles Lawsuit All Benefits Go To the Girls of "Her Honor Mentoring Program."

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Television's Judge Judy and a Hartford personal injury lawyer she sued for allegedly using her image in ads without her permission have settled the case, she said Friday. Terms weren't disclosed.
Judith Sheindlin, a retired Family Court judge who has starred in the show "Judge Judy" for 18 years, said in a statement that she and attorney John Haymond "reached an amicable resolution of their claims against each other."

She filed a lawsuit against Haymond and his firm in federal court in Connecticut in March, saying they had used her image without authorization in advertisements that falsely suggested she had endorsed the firm.
The spots combined footage from "Judge Judy" with clips showing Haymond and his daughters, according to the suit. It said the ads were broadcast in Connecticut and Massachusetts during her show and that Sheindlin's producer had told the firm - to no avail - that the use of her image wasn't allowed.
Sheindlin called the unauthorized use of her name and image "outrageous" at the time.


Haymond later countersued, alleging that she had made defamatory claims against him that hurt his business. Neither Haymond nor his attorney immediately returned calls Friday seeking comment.

Sheindlin had sought more than $75,000 in damages. In her statement, she said the settlement will "solely benefit the girls of Her Honor Mentoring Program."

Source.... www.kmov.com

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UPDATED #LA #DUI #DRUG #Checkpoints and #Patrols for Aug.9-28, 2014

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

Thrusday August 7, 2014
8pm - 2am  Soto Street at 1st Street, LA
7pm - 3am Hollywood area, Hollywood, Ca.


Friday, August 8, 2014
8pm - 2am  Sunset Boulevard at Orange Grove Avenue, Hollywood, Ca.
8pm - 2am Manchester Boulevard at Main Street, LA, Ca.
7pm - 2:30am Chino Hills, Ca.
7pm - 3am Goleta, Ca.
6pm - 2am Palmdale, Ca.
9pm - 3am 800 E Fitsr Sr, Santa Ana, Ca.


 August 9, 2014 Saturday
8pm - 2am Ventura Boulevard at Columbus Avenue, Sherman Oaks, Ca
5pm - 1am 77th Street Area, LA, Ca.
6pm - 2am Glendale, Ca.
6pm - 2am Stockton, Ca.
Victorville, Ca.
7pm - 3am East Long Beach, Ca.


 August 10, 2014 Sunday
5pm - 1am North Hollywood Area, Ca.


August 16, 2014 Saturday
Santa Monica, Ca.


August 28, 2014 Thursday
6pm - 1am Bellflower, Ca.


*Checkpoints are subject to change or cancelation

UPDATED throughout the Weekend for You, so check back Often!

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"Glee" Gets Copied by China "My Youth High Eight Degrees" Questioned for Plagiarism

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A hit new Chinese musical TV drama is coming under fire on the country's social media for "copying" Fox's global smash Glee reported China Daily on Wednesday.

My Youth High Eight Degrees, which debuted with good ratings on Zheijiang Satellite Television two weeks ago, stars Chinese stars Wu Xiubo, Qu Ying, Zeng Zhiwei as well as several contestants from reality talent contest Voice of China like Li Qi and the Mushroom Brothers.

The drama is set in a university and tells the story of an eternally optimistic glee club director played by Wu Xiubo who leads a gang of misfits with hidden musical talents, whipping them into shape and competing in the national choir competition. Sound familiar? Well, Chinese social media users are already calling out the producers of Eight Degrees for lifting the plot, setting and characters directly from Glee.  

China Daily collected a series of messages from Sina Weibo users that blasted the makers of Eight Degrees for copying and for its completely implausible set up given the Chinese school system.

Sina Weibo user pengpeng87821, who is verified as the editor of News Center at Qionghai Radio and Television Station, wrote: "Isn't this a spinoff of Glee? Not only is plot the same, the characters, conflicts and stories are all so similar. Are there really no good writers in China? Why must we copy others?"

Sina Weibo user Evelyn said: "They have brought the script straight off Glee, but things like that are not likely to happen in Chinese schools."

Shanghai Canxing Culture & Broadcast Co., one of the co-producers of Eight Degrees, defended the show and responded to the plagiarism accusations by saying they worked with American producers of Glee on developing the script. "The structure of this drama was set through bilateral discussions. There are many similarities in the plot, but our version reflects the pursuit of music by China's youth today," the company said in a statement.

Chinese entertainment companies have been regularly accused of plagiarizing Western TV and film properties, including film posters -movie-poster-rip-offs  and whole jokes from popular U.S. shows.

Source...chinese-HR and CD

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