An Arizona sherriff's office is under investigation after activists alleged it violated the civil rights of illegal immigrants.
The Department of Justice began investigating the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office at the request of Congressmen John Conyers (D-Mich.), Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), and Robert Scott (D-Va.), as well as activist groups such as National Day Laborer Organizer Network and ACORN, according to CNSNews.com.
Merril Guzman
Last week, SJSU President Jon Whitmore joined other California State University presidents on a trip to Washington, D.C.
The group met with California's congressional representatives to encourage them to set aside money for CSU research projects in the 2010 federal budget and learn about how they could benefit from federal stimulus money, said Larry Carr, SJSU's associate vice president for public affairs.
Albor Ruiz
Thirty-five thousand people from all over the country signed a petition calling on the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to investigate Arizona's infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Meanwhile, Arpaio received a letter from the Justice Department Wednesday informing him of a probe into allegations of discriminatory and unconstitutional searches and seizures.
Finally, it seems that the abusive Maricopa County lawman could get what's coming to him.
Sue McAllister
Amid the start of a massive federal program aimed at stemming the housing crisis, lenders began foreclosure proceedings on a record number of Santa Clara County homeowners last month.
A total of 1,465 "notices of default" — the first step in the foreclosure process — were filed by lenders in the county, up 60 percent from January, and up 32 percent from a year earlier, according to information firm ForeclosureRadar, which reported the data Wednesday.
Mike Lillis
Symbolic House Provision Took Heat From Liberals, But Senate Proposal Could Have Real Teeth
The Justice Department announced on Tuesday it is opening an investigation on Sheriff Joe Arpaio over accusations of civil rights violations.
In a letter sent from justice officials to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Loretta King, the acting assistant attorney general wrote, "our investigation will focus on alleged patterns of discriminatory police practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures conducted by the MCSO."
Mike Sakal
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department over allegations of discriminatory practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures.
House panel wants Arpaios policies examined http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/135439
James T. Spelman - Santa Clara
If you want an explanation of pork, you need look no further than the "Twitter war over S.J. 'pork' " (Page 1A, March 7). Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Mike Honda have decided that the national budget should include $237,500 to expand the Japanese-American museum. Their response to Sen. John McCain's objection to this expenditure during very tough financial times is to threaten him for speaking up.
Frank Davies
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain, all atwitter over alleged "pork" in a budget bill, zapped a San Jose target Friday: the Japanese-American Museum in Japantown.
McCain, formerly famous for his inability to use a computer, is now using Twitter to single out projects he deems unworthy of funding in a $410 billion bill in the Senate — including $237,500 for expansion of the Japantown museum.
