Leland Yee, a Democratic state senator and candidate for secretary of state in California, has been a longtime champion of gun control. This week he was arrested on numerous charges, including conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and That's when agents say Chow introduced them to Keith Jackson, a former San Francisco school board … Read more
SACRAMENTO (KCBS) — The leader of the California Senate voted to suspend all three of their own members who are fighting criminal charges. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg told reporters on Friday that made the decision to act after Sen. Leland Yee, a Democratic state senator and candidate for secretary of state in California, … Read more
California state senator Leland Yee has been indicted on charges of corruption and bribery, according to multiple news reports. “State Senator Leland Yee of San Francisco will receive the Public Official Award for his courage to oppose his own Democratic Party leaders and the governor in 2013 with public criticism of efforts to weaken the … Read more
The public-corruption case filed against state Sen. Leland Yee on Wednesday could mark an abrupt end to the prestigious, and sometimes divisive, political career of one of the most prominent figures in California's Democratic legislative majority. SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Before he was arrested and indicted on numerous federal charges Wednesday, including allegations of … Read more