NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS FOR 2012

By: Frank Osekowsky

12/19/2012

As 2011 is near an end, I decided to take a look at some of the new laws that will take effect for California in 2012.

 

DUI  CHECKPOINT LAW

Unlicensed but sober drivers stopped at DUI checkpoints across the state will no longer face an automatic impounding of their vehicles.  They will still face a fine for driving without a license, but they will have the option of relinquishing control of their vehicle to a licensed driver avoid having it towed and impounded.

EMPLOYMENT CREDIT CHECK LAW

Employer’s will longer be able to request credit reports for new employees, unless they are applying or working in a financial inst, law enforcement or the justice department.

This law also exempts workers who have (1) has access to people’s bank or credit card, social security numbers and date of birth; (2) has access to an employer’s proprietary information or trade secrets;(3) signs a check, credit cared, financial contract, or transfers money for an employer and (4) has access to more than $10,000 cash or (5) is a manger in certain industries.   This law will take effect on January 1, 2012.

GAY BULLYING LAW ALSO CALLED SETH’S LAW

This law will require that all public schools to have a uniform process dealing with gay bullying complaints.  Mandates that school personnel intervene if they witness gay bullying.  This law takes effect on January 1, 2012.

LGBT EQUALITY AND EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION LAW

State Univ. and colleges must create and enforce campus policies protecting LGBT from harassment and appoint employee contact persons to address on campus LGBT matters. 

PROTECTION OF PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP LAW

This law will allow courts to consider the relationship between a child and a non biological parent when considering child rights cases involving birth parents, adoptive parents, and gay or lesbian parents.

GAY DIVORCE LAWS

This law provides that if a gay couple gets married in California but lives in a state that will not grant them a divorce, the California courts will have jurisdiction to grant them a legal action.  The case will be filed in the county where the gay couple were married.  This law takes effect January 1, 2012.

CALIFORNIA GAY HISTORY LAW

In 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed the Gay History Law, which mandates that school textbooks and social studies include gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender accomplishments.

PREGNANCY DISABILITY LAW

This law prohibits employers from refusing to maintain and pay for group health insurance coverage for the duration of pregnancy disability leave, up to four months in a 12-month period.

E VERIFY SYSTEM

This law provides that state agencies, cities, and counties cannot require private employers to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm the legal immigration status of workers they hire, except when required by federal law or as a condition of receiving federal funds.

E-Verify is a computerized system maintained and operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the Social Security Administration. E-Verify allows employers to use the program, on a voluntary basis, to verify that the employees they hire are authorized to work in the United States

These are just some of the 700 laws that will take effect in 2012

TOP UNSLOVED HOLLYWOOD MYSTERIES

 

Frank Osekowsky

November 30th, 2011 

Back on November 17^th, 2011 the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department decided to re-open the Natalie Wood case after 30 years of being closed.

Here is a list of some of Hollywood’s unsolved crimes.

 

1.  Elizabeth Short-The Black Dahlia

 

On January 15^th, 1947, Elizabeth Short, a 24 year old aspirn  actress with long, dark hair and blue eyes was found brutally murdered in an empty lot in the Leimert Park district of Los Angeles.  Her corpse had been severed at the waist and drained of blood and her face was slashed from the corners of her mouth to her ears.

 2.  George Reeves- Superman

In 19451, George Reeves became Superman on T.V. After the series left TV Reeves had trouble finding work was in dire financial straits due to his expensive lifestyle.  According to the Los Angeles Police department reports between the hours of 1:20 and 2:00 am on June 16^th, 1959, Reeves reportedly shot himself in is head in his upstairs bedroom at his Los Angeles home.  His financee, playwright Leonore Lemmon, and his friends William Bliss, writer Robert Condon and Carol Van Ronket.  During the party, the houseguest’s head a single gunshot and William Bliss ran into the room to find Reeves naked body laying face up with a gun between his feet on the floor.Through the years it has been rumored that George Reeves former Girlfriend, Toni Mannix ordered the hit on Reeves life after their break up.  Toni Mannix died from Alzheimer Disease in 1983, but in 1999 Edward Lozzi a Los Angeles publicist said that Mannix confessed to him that she told a priest that she was responsible for his death.

3. Bruce Lee

On July 23, 1973, 32 years old Bruce Lee was found dead of an apparent allegric reaction to equaqesic, a painkiller.

Six days before his release of his last movie, Bruce Lee met with producer Raymone Chew to discuss a new film project.  Also at the meeting was Taiwanese actress, Betty Ting Pei, when Lee complained of a headache, Pei allegedly gave him a equaqesic- a combination of aspirin and a muscle relaxant.  Bruce Lee then decided to take a nap, he would never wake up.

Many claims made through the years was that Lee was either murder by Triads, that he died from a Dim Mak(“Death strike”) that he received some time earlier or that his family is simply cursed. 

Today, many people simply believe that his family his cursed.  On March 31, 1993 his son Brandon Lee was accidental shot to death while filming his character’s death in the film, The Crow.

 4. Marilyn Monroe

August 5^th, 1962, 36 year old Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home after overdosing on barbiturates.  Her death was listed as suicide.

 According to the corner’s report there was no trace or drugs in her stomach.  She was covered in bruises, including a major one to her hip.

 The toxicologist wanted to examine her organs and blood to see how the drugs got into her system, but after the initial exam, Monroe’s organs were destroyed.

Many people have doubt throughout the years that Marilyn Monroe committed suicide.  At the time of death, Monroe was allegedly involved in a relationship with John F. Kennedy and perhaps even his brother Robert F. Kennedy.

5.David Carradine

On June 4^th, 2009, David Carradine was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, where he was shooting a movie.  The actor’s body was found hanging in the closet with a rope tied to his neck, wrists and genitals in an apparent act of autperotic asphyxiation.

6. Bob Crane

The former “Hogan Hero” star was murdered on June 29^th, 1978, allegedly bludgeoned to death with what might have been a camera tripod.  Bob Crane had a voracious sexual appetite and often filmed his escaped with the help of a man named John Henry Carpenter, who police suspected of his death.

7. Thelma Todd

Between 1926 and 1935, Thelma Todd appeared in over 120 films.  On December 16, 1935, Todd was found dead in the garage of actress Jewel Carmen, the former wife of Todd’s lover and business partner.  The cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning.

Police found that Todd had spent the night before her death at a popular Hollywood restaurant, where she had an argument with her ex-husband; she then retreated to Carmen’s home, which was a block away from a restaurant that she owned.

Todd’s body was cremated, but blood was found on her head and dress, leading some to believe she was knocked unconscious before her death. Todd’s ex-husband was murdered two years later.