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Experienced Legislative Advocate Joins County Leadership Team | Political | Highlandnews.Net 6/18/2021 Experienced legislative advocate joins county leadership team | Political | highlandnews.net https://www.highlandnews.net/news/political/experienced-legislative-advocate-joins-county-leadership- team/article_8e910f3c-cfb4-11eb-8cec-57b44d2ce468.html County report Experienced legislative advocate joins county leadership team Jun 17, 2021 Brad Jensen, a seasoned legislative advocate and government liaison with a long record of accomplishments, joined the San Bernardino County team Monday, June 14, as director of government and legislative affairs. “The county is very fortunate to have someone of Brad’s caliber on our management team,” said County Chief Executive Ofcer Leonard X. Hernandez, who appointed Jensen following a nationwide recruitment. “The success of our county relies heavily on effective relationships at the state and federal levels and productive partnerships with our cities and towns, school districts, and other local government agencies. Brad has the qualications and experience to move our county forward in those areas.” Ad Invest in Mia's future St. Jude DONATE NOW Jensen comes to the county from the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, where he served for eight years as director of public policy, overseeing political advocacy and serving as a liaison with elected ofcials in the California State Legislature, U.S. Congress and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He also represented the partnership with regional business organizations and political coalitions. https://www.highlandnews.net/news/political/experienced-legislative-advocate-joins-county-leadership-team/article_8e910f3c-cfb4-11eb-8cec-57b44d2… 1/3 6/18/2021 Experienced legislative advocate joins county leadership team | Political | highlandnews.net "My fellow board members and I are looking forward to working with Brad and his team as we pursue our county's interests in Sacramento and Washington to improve the quality of life for our residents," said Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman. Prior to joining the partnership, Jensen was a research associate at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College, where he worked on polling research and economic impact analysis, including the annual Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey, a national survey of business taxes and fees in cities across the country. He also has served as administrative analyst for the city of Norco and was an assistant to the majority staff for the Arizona House of Representatives. Jensen holds a dual bachelor's degree in political science and Russian from Brigham Young University and has a master's degree in political science from Claremont Graduate University. The mission of the San Bernardino County Ofce of Governmental and Legislative Affairs is to effectively advocate for the county's interests at the federal, state and local levels by communicating the strategic priorities and policy direction of the Board of Supervisors to the California Congressional and State Legislative delegations as well as local regional entities. Ad The ofce is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the county's legislative advocacy program and the annual state and federal legislative platforms. The ofce serves as a liaison between the county and the federal and state legislative delegation as well as local and regional entities. The ofce tracks legislation and works in conjunction with county departments and leadership to analyze the impacts of pending legislation and regulations and develop recommendations for positions on bills and other proposed federal and state initiatives. https://www.highlandnews.net/news/political/experienced-legislative-advocate-joins-county-leadership-team/article_8e910f3c-cfb4-11eb-8cec-57b44d2… 2/3 6/18/2021 San Bernardino District Attorney Disagrees with Newsom’s Order GOVERNMENT San Bernardino District At- torney Disputes Claim Kevin Cooper Framed, Disagrees with Newsom’s Order by Stephanie Williams June 17, 2021 https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/06/17/san-bernardino-district-attorney-disputes-claim-kevin-cooper-framed-disagrees-with-newsoms-order/ 1/7 6/18/2021 San Bernardino District Attorney Disagrees with Newsom’s Order (source: facebook) S. E. Williams | Black Voice News “The grave doubts about Mr. Cooper’s guilt have only worsened over time, with a federal judge who reviewed his case in 2009 concluding that ‘he is probably innocent,’ and more recently, DNA testing on a towel connected to the crime pointing to another person. Additionally, multiple witnesses have come forward who argue that another man has confessed to the crime and implicated two accomplices,” wrote the National Association of Colored People Legal Defense Fund (NAACP LDF) in an Innocence Appeal to California Governor Gavin Newsom in March. In response on Monday, May 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a long-awaited executive order launching an independent investigation into the case involving death row inmate Kevin Cooper, The action was taken as part of the governor’s evaluation process as he considers Cooper’s application for clemency. As explained by the governor’s office, the investigation will review trial and appellate records in the case, the facts underlying the conviction, and all available evidence, including the results of the recently conducted DNA tests previously ordered by the governor to examine additional evidence using the latest, most scientifically reliable forensic testing. Kevin Cooper was convicted and sentenced to death for a triple murder that resulted in the deaths of Doug, Peggy, and Jessica Ryen, Christopher Hughes, and the attempted murder of Josh Ryen in their Chino Hills home in June 1983. The San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson adamantly disagrees with the governor’s decision to further investigate the Kevin Cooper conviction by referring it to a special counsel. He claims, “We are not aware of any authority that allows for a review outside of the judicial branch of a capital case wherein every judicial actor with decision making authority for the past 38 years has determined that Kevin Cooper is guilty of the murders.” https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/06/17/san-bernardino-district-attorney-disputes-claim-kevin-cooper-framed-disagrees-with-newsoms-order/ 2/7 6/18/2021 San Bernardino District Attorney Disagrees with Newsom’s Order Anderson added, “The Executive Branch is not free to ignore the outcomes of numerous prior judicial reviews.” San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson. (source: facebook.org) Well before the governor’s recent decision to proceed with the special investigation, In a letter to Newsom in March, Anderson in painstaking detail, provided his own qualifications and experience as a former defense attorney who has represented clients charged with heinous crimes expressed his belief, the case is settled. He offered his reasons for dismissing the innocence claims regarding Cooper, declared the new DNA results do not exonerate Cooper, disputed assertions made by the NAACP in defense of Cooper, and aligned himself with previous decisions in every step of Cooper’s criminal justice process who have agreed again and over again in the long years since the murders and conviction that Cooper is guilty of the murders as charged and convicted. Despite Anderson’s protestations over the governor’s authority to call for a special investigation, however, the California Constitution gives the governor the authority to grant executive clemency in the form of a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. These clemency grants are intended to recognize the applicants’ subsequent efforts in self-development or the existence of a medical necessity. They do not forgive or minimize the harm caused. When Newsom announced his decision to move forward with an independent investigation, his office said the governor, “Regards clemency as an important part of the criminal justice system that can incentivize accountability and https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/06/17/san-bernardino-district-attorney-disputes-claim-kevin-cooper-framed-disagrees-with-newsoms-order/ 3/7 6/18/2021 San Bernardino District Attorney Disagrees with Newsom’s Order rehabilitation, increase public safety by removing counterproductive barriers to successful reentry, correct unjust results in the legal system and address the health needs of incarcerated people with high medical risks.” California Governor Gavin Newsom. (source: gov.ca.org) There are distinctions between the three executive clemency options available to the governor as follows: Pardons A pardon may remove counterproductive barriers to employment and public service, restore civic rights and responsibilities and prevent unjust collateral consequences of conviction, such as deportation and permanent family separation. A pardon does not expunge or erase a conviction. Commutations A commutation modifies a sentence, making an incarcerated person eligible for an earlier release or allowing them to go before the Board of Parole Hearings for a hearing at which parole commissioners determine whether the individual is suitable for release. Reprieve https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/06/17/san-bernardino-district-attorney-disputes-claim-kevin-cooper-framed-disagrees-with-newsoms-order/ 4/7 6/18/2021 San Bernardino District Attorney Disagrees with Newsom’s Order A reprieve allows individuals classified by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as high medical risk to serve their sentences in appropriate alternative placements in the
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