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How to Fix California’s Broken Clock Syndrome

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How to Fix California’s Broken Clock Syndrome
The California state capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., on April 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Douglas Eckenrod
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California’s leadership, emboldened by the tech-media-finance conglomerate, has successfully tranquilized the requisite number of citizenry via stimulus checks, dopamine manipulation (via thumbs on smartphones as much as needles in arms), and voting process updates to hold onto power indefinitely. Without a serious intervention, the political balance of power may lead us to a point where all the king’s horses and men cannot put California back together again. I have to ask the question: Is it too late already?

Douglas Eckenrod
Douglas Eckenrod
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Douglas Eckenrod is the retired deputy director for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Adult Parole Operations. He has dedicated his career to improving the effectiveness of California’s criminal justice system and the safety of those who work in it. In retirement, Eckenrod shares his expertise and experience with policy and lawmakers in efforts support improvements to public safety. Over his 21-year law-enforcement career, he has worked in, supervised, and managed California State Parole’s Sex Offender, Gang, and Fugitive operations. He was also chair of the State’s Weapons and Safety Committee, managed Peace Officer Academy Operations, and oversaw Parole operations for the entire State of California. Eckenrod is a graduate of the Los Angeles Police Departments Leadership Academy.
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