A year ago, a ballot measure to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 seemed poised for an easy win in California, where costs have skyrocketed, affordability is a key concern and many of the state’s biggest cities already require businesses to pay close to that much.

But weeks before California decides on a measure that would do that, voter support appears to have fallen significantly amid heightened concerns about the economy that opponents are stressing, and a relatively quiet campaign in favor of Proposition 32.

A poll released Wednesday night by the Public Policy Institute of California shows just 44% of likely voters backing the measure, which would raise the minimum wage in January from the scheduled $16.50 to $18, with a delay for small employers. That’s a decline from 50% of those polled in September, and more than two-thirds surveyed last November who said they supported raising the minimum wage until it reaches $18.

The change in voter sentiment could reflect broader concerns about the state’s economy and the jump in costs for housing and food that hammered households over the past three years.

Despite signs of a resilient economy that continues to add jobs and falling inflation, Americans continue to remember lower prices from before the pandemic, and have consistently reported feeling pessimistic about the economy this year in a mismatch experts have dubbed a “vibecession.”

Californians are no different: In the new poll, the economy is by far the issue that respondents said is the most important facing the state, with a solid majority of likely voters saying they expect bad economic times in the next year.

Business groups opposed to raising the minimum wage, which include the California Chamber of Commerce, restaurant and grocers’ groups, and the agricultural industry, are seizing on the concerns. A digital ad released by opponents this week shows a shopper at a grocery store saying the measure would cause prices to increase, while another says she “can’t take it anymore.”

The National Federation of Independent Business, another opponent of minimum wage hikes, also is running radio ads saying the measure would worsen inflation, “hurt small businesses and harm their ability to grow and add jobs.” In response to questions about inflation falling, spokesperson Anthony Malandra said the group’s members still list inflation as a top concern.

Proponents of the wage hike dismissed the ads’ claims, but acknowledged it’s a powerful message this election year. The pro-Prop. 32 campaign, said spokesperson Angelo Greco, is also running digital ads and sending text blasts to turn out voters in big cities that are more likely to reliably support the measure.

Proponents say the measure could give raises to about two million California workers, at a time when costs are so high even single Californians with no children need to earn at least $27 an hour to be self-sufficient, according to researchers at MIT.

“While it’s the same argument that we have always heard (from businesses) the last 20 years, it resonates more when people have seen the cost of goods and services go up,” said Jane Kim, state director for the Working Families Party, a progressive group supporting the ballot measure. “That’s the softening in support that you’re seeing. We are concerned, and that’s why we are reaching out to voters that we think naturally will support an increase to the minimum wage.”

Proponents pointed to recent studies showing the state’s $20 fast-food minimum wage, which began in April, had little effect on employment in that industry, and only raised menu prices by about 3.7%.

California did have slower growth than the nation this year, but Jerry Nickelsburg, an economist who directs the UCLA Anderson Forecast, said that’s unusual and he’s predicted the state’s economy will again grow faster next year.

The state’s unemployment rate is 5.3%, higher than the nation’s 4.1%. Nickelsburg says that’s only in small part influenced by recent minimum wage hikes. Unemployment in California, he said, is driven mostly by downsizing in tech and entertainment, higher wages and reduced reliance on delivery drivers since the pandemic-era peak of online ordering and two stormy winters that put many farm laborers out of work.

“All of those (factors) will dissipate over time,” he said.

Mark Baldassare, statewide survey director for the Public Policy Institute, said he suspects likely voters who were surveyed are confused by the relative lack of a vocal campaign for the measure.

After pouring $10 million into qualifying the measure for the ballot in 2022, the measure’s author Joe Sanberg, a startup investor and anti-poverty advocate, resisted some labor advocates’ calls to withdraw the measure this year. But he still appeared to take a step back from formal campaigning, telling CalMatters in August that the message of workers needing higher pay to afford living in California would sell itself naturally.

He closed the proposition’s campaign account earlier this year. Aside from money in a campaign account tied to Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León, who supports the proposition along with two other measures, the measure hardly raised any funds this year until Sanberg donated about $100,000 this week. (Groups opposing the measure have raised more than $700,000 this year.)

The ballot, which for the first time this year lists supporters and opponents of propositions, does not include the name of any organizations pushing for Prop. 32. The state Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Association and Grocers Association are listed as opponents.

“Here’s the thing about ballot propositions and initiatives in particular: People are cautious about voting ‘yes’ on them,” Baldassare said. “If it’s on the ballot, the question is, why? Who put it there? Who’s supporting it?”

A spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s office told CalMatters that Sanberg declined to list himself or another group as the supporters. Sanberg did not respond to a request for comment.

Greco called the campaign “more of a grassroots effort.” But the quiet campaign drew criticism from a statewide union group. In 2016, unions were instrumental in muscling political support for a series of minimum wage increases that made California the first state in the nation to require $15 an hour.

“We support an increase in the minimum wage,” said Lorena Gonzalez, leader of the California Labor Federation, which endorsed the measure. “We still support Prop. 32. But we’re disappointed there’s been very little activity from the campaign.”

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In January 2021, seven of the 11 California Republicans in Congress refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results, boosting former President Donald Trump’s false claim that he lost in a rigged vote.

Now, as Trump attempts a return to the White House, only a third of California’s Republican U.S. representatives have pledged to certify the results this November.

Only four of the 12 GOP incumbents — who are all seeking another term — have promised to uphold the election results. Of the three GOP challengers in California’s most competitive districts, two — Scott Baugh in Orange County and Kevin Lincoln in the Central Valley — made the same pledge in response to a CalMatters inquiry. And in California’s U.S. Senate race, GOP candidate Steve Garvey made the commitment in February.

The refusal to commit by most GOP congressional candidates comes as Trump and his allies are already casting doubt on the outcome of the November election, stoking fear among election officials of disruptions and violence. Trump has peddled unsubstantiated claims about widespread voting by non-citizens, argued that Vice President Kamala Harris will only win if the Democrats cheat and questioned the constitutionality of Democrats replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket.

The vote by Congress to count all electoral votes that are already certified by each state is the final step in electing a president. Usually a formality, it was anything but after Trump lost the 2020 election to Biden.

On Jan. 6, 2021, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Early the next morning, 147 Republican members of Congress voted to object to the counting of Electoral College votes from either Arizona or Pennsylvania, or both.

All 44 California Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate at the time voted to certify the election.

Eight of California’s current Republican members of Congress were in office, but only Rep. Young Kim — who flipped her northern Orange County seat in 2020 — voted to certify the results without casting doubt on the election outcome. “The constitution does not give Congress the authority to overturn elections. To take such action would undermine the authority of the states,” she said in a statement in 2021.

She told CalMatters she plans to uphold the results of this election as well.

Rep. Tom McClintock was the only other California Republican to vote to certify the election. But he said it was because he believed Congress did not have the constitutional authority to reject the electoral votes — not because he didn’t have concerns about how the election was conducted.

In December 2020, however, McClintock was one of four California Republicans in Congress to file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge the election outcome in Pennsylvania, arguing that mail balloting “invites fraud and incubates suspicion of fraud” and claiming that “ballot harvesters” collected ballots with “no chain of custody.” Multiple fact checks found no evidence that there was widespread ballot harvesting or voter fraud during the 2020 election, and courts rejected more than 50 lawsuits Trump and his allies brought to challenge the election results.

McClintock told CalMatters he will vote to uphold the electoral votes for the upcoming election. “Congress’ only role in the matter is to witness the counting of the ballots. Period,” he said.

In 2022, Congress passed the Electoral Count Reform Act, which made it more difficult for Congress to object to election results and clarified the vote counting process. All California Republican incumbents who were in office at the time voted against it.

But even with that new guardrail, political experts say efforts to overturn the election are to be expected now. That’s a stark departure from a decade ago, said Kim Nalder, political science professor at California State University in Sacramento.

“It’s really kind of horrifying that we’ve normalized this abnormal sort of situation,” she said. “We can’t survive with this level of distrust in our basic institutions, and I don’t know what will give to change that, but something has to.”

Veteran lobbyist Chris Micheli said the presidential election results could be challenged again, partly because of how close polls say the race is in seven battleground states. Both Harris and Trump are preparing legal teams in the case of a challenge.

“It’s definitely a dark period of American history, both what transpired on Jan. 6, but also earlier that prior December, when members of Congress voted against certifying the election of the clear victor in the presidential election,” Micheli said. “Those votes raised the ire of a lot of voters, particularly in California.”

The California Republican Party is confident that the election results will be certified, spokesperson Ellie Hockenbury said in a statement to CalMatters. Still, the party is preparing for issues that may arise.

“To make sure we didn’t leave anything to chance,” she said, the national and state GOP “have invested heavily in an Election Integrity operation to ensure that all concerns are addressed in real time and that Californians can cast a ballot with confidence that it will be received and counted.”

The state Republican Party is firmly behind Trump, who — despite losing to Biden 63% to 34% in 2020 — still won more votes in California than any other state. In a new Public Policy Institute of California poll released Wednesday night, Harris leads Trump 59% to 33% among likely voters. But in the swing congressional districts, likely voters are generally evenly divided.

Rep. Ken Calvert, who represents the 41st District in Riverside County, is the only California Republican member of Congress to commit to certifying the presidential election results this time after objecting four years ago. He also joined in the court brief challenging Pennsylvania’s results in 2020 and advocated for a “thorough investigation” of voter fraud allegations in 2021.

Calvert’s campaign did not say why his position has shifted from four years ago.

Rep. Jay Obernolte, who voted to object to the count, told Southern California News Group in 2022 that he still had “serious constitutional reservations about the things that happened in those two states” — Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Reps. David Valadao and Michelle Steel missed the vote in 2021. Steel said she had tested positive for COVID-19, while Valadao had not been sworn in yet because he also tested positive. However, Valadao said on social media he would have voted to certify the election.

The three incumbents who took office in 2023 will face that decision for the first time if they win re-election. But not everyone is answering the question: Rep. John Duarte — a Modesto farmer facing a fierce challenge from Democrat Adam Gray — is the only one to state his position publicly, telling The Sacramento Bee he would vote to certify the presidential election. (Duarte did not respond to a CalMatters inquiry.)

Reps. Kevin Kiley, Vince Fong, Doug LaMalfa, Darrell Issa and Mike Garcia, as well as Obernolte and Valadao, also did not respond to CalMatters inquiries. Matt Gunderson, a candidate for the toss-up 49th District in San Diego County, did not respond to CalMatters.

Republicans are reluctant to speak publicly about the issue because they’re concerned about losing votes from Trump supporters, strategists say.

“It puts Republicans in competitive districts in a difficult position,” said Jon Fleischman, former executive director of the California Republican Party.

“Of course they’re going to vote to certify the election results, but they don’t really want to inflame the conservative grassroots side either, because they need them for their Get Out the Vote. So this is an issue that’s divisive for Republicans, and so I don’t think they want to talk about it much.”

For Republicans running in swing districts, the answer to whether they will uphold the election outcome depends on which voters they want to court, Nalder said.

“Coming out strongly in support of certification would make sense if the goal was to recruit some moderate voters or some voters from the other party in these close races,” she said. “But if the strategy is more about turnouts amongst their base … it probably makes sense to equivocate.”

For GOP members of Congress in safe Republican districts, however, the calculation is more about their “future in the party,” Nalder said.

“Assuming Trump wins, they will need to have loyalty exhibited within the party, and so having committed beforehand to something that the party maybe goes against later would not be helpful for their political career,” she said.

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Terry Daily Guthary
Sept. 13, 1975 - Sept. 20, 2024

Terry Daily Guthary passed away at Mad River Hospital on September 20, 2024 surrounded by family and loved ones, just a short week after his 49th birthday. Terry had been sick for a few days leading up to his passing. Unbeknownst to everyone, Terry was suffering from septic shock due to a GIST.

Terry was born September 13, 1975 in San Bernardino and adopted by Dennis Guthary and Beverly Guthary (Gadd). When arriving to the adoption agency, Terry’s brother Brian Guthary was so excited, begging for a baby brother. Little did he know he would be going home as a big brother that day. The Gutharys resided in Southern California for a few years before relocating to Hydesville to be closer to family, eventually making their way to Eureka.

Terry was known for his passion of sports, having the kindest heart, and best humor. Terry played numerous sports growing up, from basketball, baseball, and soccer to cycling, which was his favorite. Terry was a die-hard Chicago Bears fan. We believe he’s up in heaven pulling strings to make the Bears play in the Super Bowl again.

Dedicated, loyal and hardworking are words that barely scratch the surface when describing such a beautiful man. To those who have had the privilege of looking to him for fatherly advice, he never hesitated in his efforts to pass on his knowledge through kind words, an ever-listening ear and his companionship he offered to all. He never judged anyone. Running a thrift shop and lawn service business, he had multiple different clientele. As we have been closing down the shop we have had numerous customers come in stating that Terry had changed their life in one way or another.

His humor was the kind that infected everyone around him. A sad face was a challenge to Terry, a challenge that he always won by evoking a grin or giggle from even the most saddened of us all. Making jokes was his forte. Terry was known for his signature wave, the middle finger always being offered with nothing but love behind it. He loved creating face-swap videos dressed up as famous female or male singers and actors/actresses, and he would always manage to pull it off looking good no matter what face he swapped with.

In 1990 Terry attended Eureka High School, where he met his soulmate Jessica. They had lockers next to each other and grew more and more fond of each other. Jessica had always joked and told Terry that one day she was going to marry him. Terry had become a proud teen parent. There’s nothing he loved more than being a father. Later in life Terry fell into substance abuse. He hated himself during those times. All he wanted to do was be a better person, son and father. In October of 2008 Terry received his certificate of being clean and sober. He took so much pride in his sobriety never touching substances again. Terry passed and was 16 years clean and sober and beyond proud of who he was.

Even with life taking Jessica and Terry different directions they still managed to stay in contact throughout the years and finally gave into fate in 2009. From that moment on they were inseparable. They had a bond that no one could break. In September 2013 they joined hands in marriage. Since Terry’s birthday was the 13th, their anniversary being the 14th, and Jessica’s birthday the 15th of September they would call it their “Annivirthday” week. He had a beautiful relationship with his children, Ashley and Dillon, and grandson Spencer. And with Kaden and Devin. Terry took so much pride in his family and animals, always putting his family before anything.

In 2022 Jessica and Terry began the search for Terry’s birth parents. Taking multiple different DNA tests and with much investigation they had finally found them. Later that year they reconnected in person. They were welcomed with open arms to two large loving families. It healed a piece of Terry’s heart that was a mystery.

He is preceded in death by his mother Beverly (Pepper) Guthary, his father Dennis Guthary, best friend Shelby Marquez, brother Mikal Anderson, his beloved dog Edward and cat Meow Mix.

He is survived by his wife Jessica Smith-Guthary; daughter Ashley (Anderson) Graben, son-in-law Dillion Graben, grandson Spencer, unborn grandbaby Graben; his son Kaden Lindquist, daughter-in-law Devin Lindquist (McGill); dog-hter Mini Pin and big boy (cat) Skitty; along with many other family members and friends, too many to list, but if he considered you family, you knew you were family.

A celebration of life will be located at the Wharfinger Building 1 Marina Way, Eureka, on Sunday October 27, 2024 at 2 p.m.

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About 1,200 people worldwide will, at least occasionally, lay down on wide boards with wheels and handrails and rocket down hills at speeds exceeding 80 miles an hour, a sport called “street luge.” Riders brake with rubber soles made out of recycled tires strapped to their shoes. (One manufacturer advertises theirs as having “Real tire smoke and smell when used correctly!”)

About the same number of people live in Ferndale. 

What do those two things mean, taken together? Nothing — except for Ryan Farmer.

Farmer, 31, lives in Ferndale and works as a forestry technician. He is also one of the best street luge riders in the world and a Ferndale City Council candidate. Somewhere in all of that he runs a darkroom and paints. 

Farmer has traveled to 24 countries (if you include layovers), won the 2022 Street Luge World Championship in Argentina and was ranked first in the U.S. in 2024. He’s been competing for about a decade. It was a natural progression from downhill skateboarding, which he started doing because it gave him the same rush surfing did, albeit for a lot longer than just the 20 seconds or so a great wave lasts. 

Farmer doesn’t think when he’s laying on a piece of metal three inches from the road going 85 miles an hour. He does not think about the hairpin turn a couple seconds up the road. He does not think about his problems or the scenery or his competitors or … anything, really. He lays on his back and looks at the sky. 

“When I’m committed to riding, all I’m doing is taking in the visuals and other senses that are happening in front of me, and then making the subconscious decisions of what I need to do to continue going down the hill safely,” Farmer said. “So when I’m going through a corner, I’m not thinking about anything, because it’s this almost primal subconscious. I’m just doing. I’m not thinking, which is, I think, my favorite part about it is. You’re not as in the moment and aware, but you also are much more aware in a strange way.”

He’s lived in Ferndale for eight years, a move he made to improve his life after living in Southern California for most of it.

“It’s been an incredibly supportive community, which I didn’t expect when I first started visiting here, but it really makes a difference in the quality of life,” Farmer said. “People that care about you and what you’re up to and ask how you’re doing and actually mean it … it makes a big difference.”

Occasionally, Farmer gets the chance to practice street luge here in Humboldt. He said there are a few good mountain roads to train on, but only on Sundays so he can avoid logging trucks. The ever-present potholes don’t make it easier, nor does the loose gravel. 

He’s also trying out politics, running for Ferndale City Council this election cycle. It was a decision made after fighting with the city and some community members over Pride flags left on a bicycle he left out for people to decorate. The flags were defaced. Farmer wants a resolution, a war he’s still bitterly waging.

His time is limited, but Farmer doesn’t spend every free weekend competing overseas. He said his darkroom doesn’t take up too much time, and of course he has to keep working his forestry job so he can put food on the table. But he thinks he can serve on the City Council despite all of those draws on his attention.

Why would a guy who could focus on traveling around the world, riding courses in places like Peru or Australia or anywhere where the roads are steep and the corners are tight, want to use that time on something like a small-town city council? 

Farmer said that he’s been thinking about the future and his place in it a lot lately. He’s been working to get street luge recognized as an Olympic sport, even though he knows he’ll probably be too old to compete if and when that ever happens.

“I think change is inevitable, whether it’s with street luge and us refining our gear, or in city politics and management plans — growth is going to happen, whether that’s more athletes riding a board, or more people moving to Ferndale,” he said. “So seeing that value in the future of town, just like I see the value in the future of my sport, can help push me to spend the time and energy to make the changes and facilitate the growth that is going to best benefit the community.”

Ferndale’s future is Farmer’s main concern. He believes that Ferndale’s growth is unstoppable and already underway, and he worries about preserving its Victorian character while still making it accessible to newcomers and locals alike. 

“As much as I love our industries built around town, I also understand that with each financial struggle comes the interest in developing into more housing or other businesses,” Farmer said. “And I think as long as we direct that growth, it could be healthy and continue benefiting the town’s historical district. Because I want the historical district to stay historical and not have McDonald’s or neon signs or all the things that would take away from people’s experience coming through here.

“We need to manage the growth of town in a way that [we can] have cheaper, more accessible housing for the elderly and youth that are coming to town or working or putting down their roots and raising a family here.”

Farmer’s run has been controversial to some Ferndalians. Local pastor Tyrel Bramwell published an hour-long YouTube video about Farmer and called him a pagan and said he was “actively supporting evil.” Bramwell included some clips of Farmer calling a man at a Pride event in Ferndale an asshole, though Farmer says he left out the part where that man yelled at Pride attendees and belittled them. Farmer admits he’s not proud of it, but he is confident that if elected he would be able to ignore the rancor and focus on his job. 

“The reality is that the majority of town and the community isn’t for bigotry, so we can’t let the occasional altercation define what our town is known for,” Farmer said. “And at the same time, even if I don’t agree with what the majority thinks, I think my vote should represent what is understood as the majority vote. Because if everybody says the sky is orange, I should probably think, ‘Why do you think the sky is orange?’ If one person says ‘The sky is orange,’ and everybody else says ‘The sky is blue,’ then thank you for your time and your opinion, I’m gonna take that into account, I’ll chat with the rest of the community, and then my vote will represent the people that believe the sky is blue.”

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Press release from the City of Eureka:

Notice is hereby given that applications will be accepted for appointments to the following city boards and commissions until filled

Board, Committee or Commission:

• Community Oversight on Police Practices
• Economic Development Commission
• Eureka Energy Committee<
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Applications may be obtained by phone or in person from the Mayor’s Office, City of Eureka, 531 “K” Street, Eureka, CA 95501, (707) 441-4175, or may be downloaded from the City Clerk’s website, listed below.

In order to be eligible for appointment to any board or commission, a person must be a qualified registered elector of the City of Eureka, the Humboldt Community Services District or Humboldt County Service Area No. 3, or an owner of a business located within the city limits of the City of Eureka. The mayor shall make the appointments with the approval of a majority of the Council.

Appointments of qualified non-city residents will require a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the Council for confirmation.

Members on Boards and Commissions shall be willing to serve as a civic responsibility and without compensation. No member of any board or commission shall hold any paid office or employment in the city government.

For more information, call the City Clerk at (707) 441-4175, or go to this link.

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Merle Duane Jones, age 81, of McKinleyville, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2024. Born on May 23, 1943, in Puyallup, Wash., Merle, affectionately known as “Swede” by family and friends for his childhood blonde hair, grew up in Eatonville, Wash., and Redwood Creek, Calif., alongside his family and faithful dog, Major. He graduated from Arcata High School and went on to build a life defined by hard work and love for his family.

Merle was known for his unwavering work ethic and the pride he took in providing for his family, both immediate and extended. His happiest moments were spent sharing stories and laughter with loved ones, hunting and fishing with his brothers and nephews, and spending time with his granddaughters. He read every Louis L’Amour book at least twice and loved a good Alan Jackson tune.

He began his career as an officer with the California Highway Patrol, a role he held with great pride in his younger years. Later, Merle transitioned into the logging industry, where he forged a distinguished career as a timber faller in the redwoods for over 40 years. Working alongside his beloved brothers and trusted partners, he was known as an expert in his field. In retirement, Merle found great joy and peace at his cabin in O’Brien, Oregon, and made many fond memories.

Merle is survived by his brother, James “Jim” Jones, and his sister, Florence Lintner; his former wife, Janet Dudal; his children, David Jones, Kerry Juhl, and Christina Jones; and his cherished grandchildren, Nicolas and Clara Juhl, Malorie and Jaelyn Rasmussen, and Brant Comfort. He also leaves behind many beloved nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his parents, Clarence and Helen Jones, and his siblings, Delores Malcom, Clarence “Bud” Jones, Marvin Jones, Mildred Hall, and Donna Boudro.

Merle’s life will be celebrated privately by his family. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Rest in peace, Dad.

“Might as well share, might as well smile, life goes on for a little bitty while.” Alan Jackson.

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Press release from the Eureka Police Department:

On Saturday, October 19, 2024 at approximately 11:19 a.m., an employee at Eureka High School located a message written on a wall threatening a school shooting for Sunday, October 20. As homecoming events were planned at the school that day, Patrol Officers, Criminal Investigations Unit Detectives, and the School Resource Officer immediately began investigating. A security plan was established and implemented.

From this investigation, a juvenile suspect was identified. On October 21, Eureka Police Department Detectives obtained a search warrant and responded to a residence in Eureka. The juvenile suspect was arrested, charged with PC 422 Criminal Threats, and booked into Juvenile Hall. This incident was determined not to be associated with similar threats reported at schools in the past few weeks.

“The safety of children must be a priority in our society. The Eureka Police Department takes any threats against students seriously; we will pour in all available resources to investigate threats and prevent such acts of violence. As suspects are identified, they will be arrested, and be booked into juvenile hall. Violent and threatening behaviors within our school will not be tolerated and the Eureka Police Department will use the full extent of the law to hold these individuals accountable.” states Chief Brian Stephens.

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