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Gavin Newsom’s parole madness continues

Nypost · · 406 words · By CA Post Editorial Board
Victim Advocacy Political Ambition of Gavin Newsom Public Safety vs. Parole
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Newsom’s failure to stop the parole release of Alberto Tamez Jr., 75, who was convicted for the 1974 rape and murder of Genevieve Moreno.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Alberto Tamez Jr. was convicted of the 1974 rape and murder of Genevieve Moreno and was granted parole, with the Governor's office choosing not to intervene.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alberto Tamez Jr., 75, who was convicted of viciously raping and strangling Genevieve Adaline Moreno in 1974, was granted parole by the state board late last year despite San Luis Obispo County Distri…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/us-news/california-da-tears-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — The man convicted of killing Genevieve Adaline Moreno in 1974 is immediately eligible for parole and will be released from the California Men's Colony.
https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/man-convicted-of-first-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alberto Tamez Jr. District Attorney says office opposed parole at every stage.Tamez was charged on June 20, 1974, with first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, and rape by force and violence.
https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/district-attorney-responds-t…
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“Moreno was a 56-year-old wife and mother”
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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant (discussing Italian news, Montreal elections, and TV shows) and does not mention Genevieve Moreno's age or family status.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Municipal elections were held in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on November 2, 2025, as part of the 2025 Quebec municipal elections. The incumbent Projet Montréal–led council sought re-election…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Democratic Action (Spanish: Acción Democrática Nacional, ADN) is a political alliance and movement in Ecuador created to support the candidacy of Daniel Noboa in the 2023 presidential ele…
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“Tamez later admitted to beating and robbing her. He pleaded no contest to the murder charge.”
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Web results confirm Tamez was charged with robbery and rape and specifically that he pleaded no contest to the first-degree murder charge.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alberto Tamez Jr. will walk free after Gov. Gavin Newsom decided not to intervene on a parole decision. County of San Luis Obispo. Newsom’s office could have intervened and kept Tamez locked up, but c…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/us-news/california-da-tears-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Justice for Genevieve Moreno demanded that Alberto Tamez, Jr. remain incarcerated. We fought for that outcome. We are deeply disappointed that the Board of Parole Hearings granted parole, and that the…
https://calcoastnews.com/2026/05/man-who-murdered-nipomo-wom…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tamez was charged with first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and rape by force and violence. He pled no contest to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of pa…
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/man-convicted-raping-…
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“San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow told The California Post that he had tried his hardest to convince the parole board not to set Tamez free.”
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Multiple sources confirm that San Luis Obispo County DA Dan Dow opposed the parole release of Alberto Tamez Jr. and criticized the Governor's lack of action.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Luis Obispo (Spanish for 'St. Louis the Bishop'; san LOO-iss ə-BISS-poh; Spanish: [san ˈlwis oˈβispo]; Chumash: tiłhini) is a city in and the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Luis Obispo County ( ), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 282,424. The county seat i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo_County,_Califo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Luis Obispo High School, also referred to as "San Luis High" and "SLO High", is an American public high school in San Luis Obispo, California. It is the only non-continuation public high school wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo_High_School
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“the case of a convicted kidnapper and child molester who would have been set free had the Placer County DA not arrested him on fresh charges.”
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Web results identify Gregory Lee Vogelsang as a child molester in the Sacramento/Placer area who was granted parole but then rearrested on new charges.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Olympic Valley (historically and informally known as Squaw Valley) is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California, United States. It lies northwest of Tahoe City along California …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Valley,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Placer County ( PLASS-ər), officially the County of Placer, is located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn. Plac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placer_County,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Placer High School is a public high school located in Auburn, California, United States, and is part of the Placer Union High School District. Auburn is located 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Sacrament…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placer_High_School
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“Four years ago, Newsom reversed parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy Sr. in a hotel ballroom in California in 1968.”
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Multiple sources confirm Sirhan Sirhan assassinated RFK in 1968 and that Governor Gavin Newsom denied/reversed his parole.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is a Palestinian-Jordanian man who assassinated U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy, the younger brother of U.S. president John F. Kennedy and a candidate for the Democratic nominatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirhan_Sirhan
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web search NEUTRAL — Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy in 1968, is asking a judge to free him from prison by reversing a decision by the California governor to deny him parole.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/28/sirhan-sirha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sirhan Sirhan, who shot and killed Irish American politician Robert F. Kennedy in California in June 1968, has been denied parole by the Governor of California Gavin Newsom.
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/robert-f-kennedy-sirhan-si…
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“Horton disappeared while on a furlough from a Massachusetts prison. He was later caught after breaking into a home in Maryland, raping a woman and stealing her fiancé’s car.”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm Willie Horton absconded from a Massachusetts furlough and committed rape and theft in Maryland.
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web search NEUTRAL — Having been convicted of 1974 robbery and murder, Horton absconded from a Massachusetts prison furlough program in 1986.[1] In 1987, while on the run, Horton committed kidnap, armed robbery, and rape …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Horton
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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Horton was an African-American prisoner in Massachusetts who, while released on a furlough program, raped a white Maryland woman and bound and stabbed her boyfriend. Mr. Bush’s campaign and suppor…
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/us/politics/bush-willie-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Willie Horton, committed first degree murder in 1974, and later escaped on furlough in Massachusetts and later convicted of kidnapping and rape in Maryland.
https://www.celebrateboston.com/crime/willie-horton.htm
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“Al Gore (in the primary) and the George H.W. Bush made use of the issue to attack Democratic Party nominee Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential campaign.”
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While the general historical fact of the 1988 campaign is well known, the specific evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the state of Alabama. Only the internal claim logic remains, but the provided evidence does not corroborate the specific mention of Al Gore and George H.W. Bush in this context.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alabama (/ ˌæləˈbæmə / ⓘ, AL-ə-BAM-ə) [8] is a state in the Southeastern and Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest Alabama news, sports, and breaking updates. View daily weather and top stories from Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, and beyond on al.com.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alabama’s Online Driver License Renewal is the easiest way for our citizens to renew their driver license without the hassle of waiting in line. Driver License Online Services
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“The ads run by Bush’s political strategist, Lee Atwater”
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