<![CDATA[anaheim-medical - Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/tags/anaheim-medical/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:39 GMT en-us <![CDATA[Anaheim to Vote out Traffic Cameras]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/anaheim-to-vote-out-traffic-cameras/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/anaheim-to-vote-out-traffic-cameras/ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:46:00 GMT Anaheim city officials are planning to add a measure to the November ballot: No more red light cameras. Yes, the City Council wants to put an end to the days of the flashing bulb as you pass a red light. City officials explain that they worry the red light cameras are a way of putting…

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Anaheim city officials are planning to add a measure to the November ballot: No more red light cameras. Yes, the City Council wants to put an end to the days of the flashing bulb as you pass a red light. City officials explain that they worry the red light cameras are a way of putting money into the city’s pocket and not really a concern for safety. Mayor Curt Pringle and others want to add the measure to the ballot for a public vote in November. If it passes by a 51% majority an amendment would be added to the City Charter prohibiting the cameras. Critics believe that the system increases rear-end collisions and that traffic enforcement should be done by police not automated cameras. Those who support the red light cameras express that the system promotes safer driving and reduces side collisions at intersections. Garden Grove and Santa Ana are cities that use this automated system and do not seem to mind the extra money coming in.

]]> <![CDATA[Baby in Dumpster]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/baby-in-dumpster/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/baby-in-dumpster/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:11:00 GMT 19-year-old Juana Perez Valencia is facing 25 years to life in prison for dumping her newborn baby in a trash can after giving birth to her in a restaurant bathroom. She has been charged with one felony count of murder. California Penal Code Section 187 defines murder as the “unlawful killing of a human being,…

]]> 19-year-old Juana Perez Valencia is facing 25 years to life in prison for dumping her newborn baby in a trash can after giving birth to her in a restaurant bathroom. She has been charged with one felony count of murder. California Penal Code Section 187 defines murder as the “unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus, with malice aforethought.” Her newborn girl was found in a trash bin outside of Sombrero’s, a Mexican restaurant in Orange County, where Valencia was working as a food server.

Valencia was arrested after she went to Anaheim Medical Center to be treated and doctors discovered she had recently given birth, though Valencia denied having been pregnant. An autopsy revealed that the baby, who weighed 6.3 pounds and was 17 inches long, was alive when she was left in the trash bin.

The Safely Surrendered Baby Law (SSB) was implemented on January 1, 2001, in response to the increasing number of abandoned baby deaths in California. In October 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation extending the SSB Law permanently, effective January 1, 2006. The law is intended to spare the life of an infant by encouraging parents or persons with lawful custody to safely surrender an infant at a “safe surrender site” such as a fire station or hospital, within 72 hours of the child’s birth rather than abandoning them in an unsafe location. The law allows individuals to surrender their baby confidentially and without fear of prosecution. No questions will be asked of the individual. A parent or person with lawful custody has up to 14 days from the time of surrender to reclaim their baby.

In the first half of 2008 (January 1-June 30), 31 babies were safely surrendered in California. Los Angeles County leads the state with 59 babies safely surrendered since the program’s inception. As of June 30, 2008, 251 newborns have been safely surrendered in California while another 149 infants have been found alive following their illegal abandonment.

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