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In a conversation with City Council candidate Chris Moore, Florez expressed his frustration, stating, “It is literally the definition of kicking someone when they are down.” The police arrived an hour after the robbery, only to secure the premises with a piece of wood and duct tape. The subsequent invoice for their response added insult to injury, with Florez highlighting the financial strain of the incident and the impracticality of expecting more funds for the police intervention.

A ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has concluded that municipal employers have the right to censor the words "natural family," "marriage" and "family values" because that is hate speech and could scare workers. The ruling came in a case being handled by the Pro-Family Law Center, which promised an appeal of the drastic result. "We are going to take this case right up the steps of the United States Supreme Court," said Richard D. Ackerman, who along with Scott Lively argued the case for the Pro-Family Law Center. We are simply unwilling to accept that Christians...