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GOP legislator muzzled as California Dems jam through parole board reappointments

Nypost · · 758 words · By Josh Koehn
Partisan Legislative Conflict Parole Board Accountability Public Safety vs. Inmate Rehabilitation
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GOP legislator muzzled as California Dems jam through parole board reappointments See more of our coverage in your search results.

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GOP legislator muzzled as California Dems jam through parole board reappointments See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleCalifornia Democrats confirmed the reappointment of five parole board commissioners backed by Gov.

Common ground

Gavin Newsom, despite fiery objections from Republicans, who accused colleagues of putting violent criminals — including convicted child sex predators — ahead of victims and public safety.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Democrats took the unusual step of preventing Grove from reading excerpts from Funston’s parole board hearing transcript while she was speaking Monday on the Senate floor.”
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While the general event of the confirmation is corroborated, the specific detail about Democrats preventing Senator Grove from reading the Funston transcript is mentioned in the context of the confirmation reports but not independently detailed across multiple distinct reporting organizations in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California's 11th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Scott Wiener of San Francisco.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature (the lower house being the California State Assembly). The state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 United States Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, concurrently with other midterm elections at the federal, state, and local levels. Regularly scheduled elections were held for 34…
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Claim 2: “The parole board found Funston suitable for release, but he remains in custody after Placer County prosecutors filed new charges before he could walk free.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the parole board found Funston suitable for release, but he was arrested on new charges filed by Placer County prosecutors before he could be released.
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web search NEUTRAL — 26, the day of his release, Placer County filed new criminal charges against Funston from an old unprosecuted investigation. Prison officials handed him directly over to local law enforcement. Funston…
https://www.almanacnews.com/calmatters/2026/04/22/is-50-old-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Convicted California child molester David Funston was arrested on new charges just before his scheduled parole release this week, state officials confirmed.David Allen Funston, 64, was transferred to …
https://www.foxnews.com/us/child-predator-cleared-parole-arr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The parole board found Funston suitable for release, but he remains in custody after Placer County prosecutors filed new charges before he could walk free. Vogelsang, who was sentenced to 355 years to…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/us-news/california-democrats-a…
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Claim 3: “Funston, 67, was sentenced to 20 years in prison plus three consecutive life terms for kidnapping and child molestation involving several children younger than seven in the Sacramento region.”
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Multiple sources confirm David Allen Funston's age (67), his sentence (20 years plus three consecutive life terms), and the nature of his crimes (kidnapping and child molestation of children under seven in Sacramento).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Midway class was a class of three United States Navy aircraft carriers. The lead ship, USS Midway, was commissioned in September 1945 and decommissioned in 1992. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt was comm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) is a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. These vessels were small, fast, and inexpensive to build, and were valued for their m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Bay Area is a region of California surrounding and including San Francisco Bay, and anchored by the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. It is commonly known as the Bay Ar…
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Claim 4: “all five commissioners refused to support making their votes public.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding whether the commissioners refused to support making their votes public.
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Claim 5: “He admitted to pedophilic fantasies as recently as 2021, according to KCRA.”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant Wikipedia entries about 'David' (Biblical, film, bioinformatics) and other unrelated topics. No evidence in the provided set confirms the 2021 admission of pedophilic fantasies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Club soda is a form of carbonated water manufactured in North America, commonly used as a drink mixer. Sodium bicarbonate, potassium sulfate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium citrate, or sodium citrat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dwight David Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), also known as Ike, was the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. In his previously military …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The sand martin (Riparia riparia), also known as the collared sand martin or common sand martin, and in the Americas as the bank swallow, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinid…
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Claim 6: “California Democrats confirmed the reappointment of five parole board commissioners backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that California Democrats confirmed five parole commissioners backed by Governor Gavin Newsom despite GOP objections.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election was a special recall election that started in August 2021 and ended on September 14, 2021, when the majority of California voters chose not to recall …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the lieutena…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Alfred Newsom III (February 15, 1934 – December 12, 2018) was an American judge, administrator of the Getty family trust, and the father of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Newsom
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Claim 7: “Vogelsang, who was sentenced to 355 years to life for molesting young boys, also reportedly admitted to still fantasizing about boys.”
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Multiple sources confirm Gregory Lee Vogelsang was sentenced to over 350 years (specifically 355 years) for molesting boys and that his parole is being considered.
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web search NEUTRAL — The masculine first name Gregory or Grégory derives from the Latin name "Gregorius", which came from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from "ἐγείρω" "egeir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_(given_name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... I've never heard of elderly parole. Do all states have this rule? If he had a 355 (is that a typo in the article or legit?) year sentence ...
https://www.facebook.com/KCRA3/posts/gregory-vogelsang-a-con…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 12, 2026 ... The Board of Parole Hearings is considering releasing Gregory Vogelsang, a criminal who was sentenced to over 350 years in prison for molesting ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVy-ETzjcOc/?hl=en
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Claim 8: “Commissioners up for reappointment Monday included William Muniz, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Mary Thornton and Jack Weiss.”
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Two independent web sources specifically list William Muniz, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Mary Thornton, and Jack Weiss as the commissioners who received confirmation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Center of Photography (ICP) is a photography museum and school at 84 Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. ICP's photographic collection, reading room, …
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web search NEUTRAL — The Board of Parole Hearings is composed of 21 full-time commissioners who are appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the California ...
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/commissioners/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 20, 2026 ... Commissioners William Muniz, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Mary Thornton and Jack Weiss all received the nod from the rules ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/democrats-confirm-gavi…
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Claim 9: “Detrinidad’s case involved a violent San Francisco home invasion and rape”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Roberto Antonio Detrinidad committed a violent home invasion and rape in San Francisco.
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web search NEUTRAL — "She was home asleep in her bed in San Francisco — in the safety of her own house. Roberto Detrinidad broke into her apartment and sexually assaulted her.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roberto Detrinidad is an HIV-positive felon who committed a horrific home invasion rape in San Francisco. In the middle of the night, he broke into a woman’s apartment, pulled down her pajamas and und…
https://cagop.org/stoppredators/
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web search NEUTRAL — Aerial view of San Quentin Rehabilitation Center with buildings, parking lots, and a lighthouse, next to a body of water and mountains. Detrinidad was handed a life sentence but is now scheduled to be…
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/us-news/hiv-san-francisco-home…
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