Hindu devotees climb stairs to reach on top of a mud volcano to start Hindu pilgrims religious’ rituals for an annual festival in an ancient cave temple of Hinglaj Mata in Hinglaj in Lasbela district in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, Friday, April 26, 2024. More than 100,000 Hindus are expected to climb mud volcanoes and steep rocks in southwestern Pakistan as part of a three-day pilgrimage to one of the faith’s holiest sites. (AP Photo/Mohammad Farooq)
, this time in honor ofTwo things immediately went through Rodriguez’s mind.
“The first thing I said was, `It’s going to be expensive.’ And the second thing was, `Who’s going to get mad about THIS?’”People were telling Rodriguez he should call his shop Fort Bragg Pawn & Gun even before Trump won the election. After all, it’s located on Fort Bragg Road.Then shortly before the grand opening in December, someone vandalized his sign.
“We came to work and we seen a yellow line across the `Liberty,’” he said.Rodriguez is used to catching flak for his Michigan roots or the peace sign tattoo on his right arm. And then there’s his wife’s crystal shop next door.
Army veteran and mayoral candidate Freddie de la Cruz poses with a semiautomatic shotgun he’s raffling off at Fort Liberty Pawn & Gun, Friday, May, 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
Army veteran and mayoral candidate Freddie de la Cruz poses with a semiautomatic shotgun he’s raffling off at Fort Liberty Pawn & Gun, Friday, May, 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)State Sen. Sebrina Cervantes was cited by Sacramento police earlier this month for impaired driving. She was involved in a vehicle crash and was taken by a private party to a hospital for minor injuries where officers observed “objective signs of intoxication,” a police spokesperson said previously. The lawmaker also declined to perform sobriety tests, police said.
“The toxicology results were negative for any measurable amount of alcohol or drugs.” District Attorney Thien Ho’s office said in a statement. “We have reviewed all the submitted evidence, including police reports, witness statements, and laboratory results. Based on our ethical duty and the burden of proof in a criminal trial, the Sacramento County DA’s Office declines to file any charges in this case.”Cervantes denied any wrongdoing and released lab results from the hospital showing she did not have alcohol or drugs in her system. Her office did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
A Sacramento police spokesperson said officers follow “established protocols” when issuing the citation and deferred questions about the district attorney’s decision to the district attorney’s office.Cervantes, a Democrat, was elected to the state Senate last year to represent part of the Inland Empire in southern California after years serving in the Assembly. She previously chaired the Latino Legislative Caucus.