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ByJudyLin TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO The state Senate on Thursday ap- proved legislation requiring California colleges and uni- versities to adopt anti-sexual assault policies that include a written standard for per- sonal consent, a move that came as schools across the country are being urged to take tougher actions to curb the growing problem. LawmakerspassedSB967 by Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, on a 27-9 vote. The bill moves to the Assembly. SB967 requires colleges that receive state-funded stu- dentaid,includingtheUniver- sity of California, California State University and commu- nitycollegesystems,totackle campus sexual violence. Their policies must in- clude an affirmative consent standard, which is defined as "an affirmative, unam- biguous and conscious deci- sion" by each party to engage in sexual activity. It also re- quires consent to be ongoing throughout a sexual activity. De Leon said the goal is to educate students as a way to prevent future assaults while informing them about their rights. Sen. Hannah-Beth Jack- son, D-Santa Barbara, re- called the deadly rampage in her district nearly a week ago when 22-year-old Elliot Rodger stabbed and shot six people to death before taking his own life. The kill- ings stirred a public debate about sexual attitudes to- ward women because Rod- ger had expressed hostility toward females, feeling they had rejected him. Jackson said too many colleges continue to overlook sexual violence, when one in five women will be sexually assaulted on campus. "I know this bill would not likely have affected the trag- edy of last weekend, but to dismiss the poisonous cul- ture of misogyny that clearly persists in our society and in our colleges and universities today would be a tragedy," Jackson said. Nine Republicans voted against the bill but no sena- tors spoke against it before the vote. The bill is supported by groups against domestic violence and some student groups, including the Cal- ifornia Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Univer- sity of California Student As- sociation. SACRAMENTO Billtargets college sex violence By Judy Lin The Associated Press SACRAMENTO The state Senate on Thursday ap- proved changes to Califor- nia's century-old initiative process with a provision that allows for negotiations between the Legislature and the proponents, who could then withdraw their pro- posal even if they had gath- ered enough petition signa- tures. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacra- mento, called the changes to California'sdirectdemocracy process "good government reform." SB1253 passed 29-8 with bipartisan support and moves to the Assembly. Among the changes, the bill would allow proponents to withdraw their initiative before it is placed on the bal- lot if they accepted a solution negotiated with lawmakers. "If the proponents have the signatures, the initiative goes on the ballot," Stein- berg said, describing the current process. "There's no room or time once those sig- natures are submitted to al- low the initiative's proponent to negotiate or discuss with the Legislature or governor on a potential compromise." Steinberg called his mea- sure a nonpartisan bill that allows for cooperation be- tween an initiative's support- ers and the Legislature. Andonceproponentshave collected 25 percent of sig- natures, legislative hearings will be held on the proposed initiative. Sen. Jim Nielsen, a Re- publican from Gerber, crit- icized the bill for diminish- ing the state's initiative pro- cess, which allows voters the right to enact laws out- side the Legislature. He said the hearings would erode the right of citizens to initiate measures. SACRAMENTO Senate OKs changes to initiative process By Michael R. Blood The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Elliot Rod- ger created an extensive re- cord of writings and videos before he killed six people and left 13 others wounded in a rampage near the Uni- versity of California, Santa Barbara. His motive was clear: He wanted to ex- act revenge on those he felt had contributed to his lonely existence. However, there still are many ques- tions and missing details about events surrounding the May 23 attacks. Thedeathof his roommates In his writings, Rod- ger voiced contempt for his roommates. His killing spree began at his apart- ment in Isla Vista, where he stabbed to death Cheng Yuan Hong, 20, and George Chen, 19, along with Weihan Wang, 20, who either lived there or was visiting. It's not clear how the slightly built Rodger was able to kill three people without attracting attention in a crowded apartment com- plex. Rodger wrote in his manifesto that he would start his rampage at his apartment to establish "my personal torture and killing chamber." At another point he envisions stabbing his roommates to death while they slept. Police have re- leased no information about how they believe the stab- bings were carried out. The deputies and the videos Family spokesman Si- mon Astaire said Rodger's mother became alarmed in late April after viewing bizarre YouTube videos posted by her son. She noti- fiedhistherapist,whocalled health officials who in turn notified the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Depart- ment. Family attorney Alan Shifman has described the videosas"regardingsuicide and the killing of people." Deputies interviewed Rod- ger on April 30 outside his apartment and found him composed and courteous, with no signs of mental dis- tressthatcouldleadthemto consider confining him for a psychiatric evaluation. But deputies had not seen the videos that prompted the initial call and would not be awareofthemuntilafterthe shootings. The therapists Officials and his family have said Rodger was in mental health therapy for many years, though appar- ently no official diagnosis of a mental illness was ever made. Rodger referenced in his manifesto the "use- less advice that every other psychiatrist, psychologist and counsellor had given me." The family spokesman told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired Thursday that he was told Rodger was taking the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in the past six months after previously refusing to take medication. Beyond that, little is known about the de- tails of the therapy, and it's not clear if or when that in- formation will be disclosed, given medical privacy laws. The interview Rodger wrote that when deputiesvisitedhimonApril 30 they spoke for only a few minutes and they asked him if he had suicidal thoughts. "I tactfully told them that it was all a misunderstand- ing and they finally left," he wrote. California has a law that allows authorities to confine people for up to 72 hours to judge their mental stability,butauthoritieshave said that during the interro- gation he did not exhibit any signs of trouble. Santa Bar- bara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Rodger "was able to make a very convinc- ing story that there was no problem." No record of that interview has been released so it's not known what infor- mation deputies had at the time,whattheyaskedorhow they described Rodger. SANTA BARBARA Questions linger a er deadly beach town rampage CHRISCARLSON—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Members of Delta Delta Delta Sorority arrive at a memorial service for the victims and families of Friday's rampage on the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara on Tuesday in the Isla Vista area near Goleta. By Paul Elias The Associated Press In a 6-1 ruling Thursday, the high court rejected blan- ket bans citing unspecified safety threats to officers. The courtsaidexceptionscouldbe madetokeepprivatenamesof undercoverofficersandinthe caseofcrediblethreats. The case arises from a public records act request by The Los Angeles Times that sought the names of two Long Beach police offi- cers involved in a 2010 fatal shooting of a man holding a garden hose. The names were later released in re- port clearing the officers of any wrongdoing. A fed- eral jury ordered the city to pay the victim's family $6.5 million after finding the offi- cers' acted recklessly. The police union asked a court to block the release of the names. The city and several law enforcement groups supported the union's legal challenge. Writing for the majority, Justice Joyce Kennard said releasing names helps hold peace officers' accountable and trumps general safety concerns. "In a case such as this one, which concerns offi- cer-involved shootings, the public's interest in the con- duct of its peace officers is particularly great because such shootings often lead to severe injury or death," Kennard wrote. "Here, therefore, in weighing the competing interests, the balance tips strongly in fa- vor of identity disclosure and against the personal privacy interests of the of- ficers involved." Justice Ming Chin dis- sented and said he would allow departments to in- stitute blanket bans on the release of names because home addresses and other personal information are easily obtained online. "Because the lives of our officers and their families are at stake, I would not require a law enforcement agency to wait until there is a specific threat — or worse, an actual attack — before allowing it to with- hold information that puts its officers and their fam- ilies at risk," Chin wrote. 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