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25 Saves Lives Campaign is a brand new giving option that Next Door has just recently launched. Posted on the...
Alviso case highlights domestic violence that is often hidden within gay community
San Jose Mercury News Published: Janurary 11, 2010 By Julia Prodis Sulek On a ride home from her McDonald’s...
From Victim to Legal Advocate
Vershire, Vermont (CNN) — Armed with a law degree, an SUV that serves as a mobile office and her own harrowing...
Kathleen Krenek on 94.5 KBAY’s South Bay Sunday
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A Family’s Agony
January 28, 2010
Last week, Bulos (Paul) Zumont pled not guilty to charges of first degree murder and arson in the murder of Jennifer Schipsi in mid October 2009. A probation violation charge will be added later. His probation stems from an earlier conviction on domestic violence. Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence provided services to [...]
Courtroom Drama
January 22, 2010
In the coming months you will be reading many posts authored by me about the murder trial of Jennifer Schipsi. I will attend many of the hearings and the trial of Bulos (Paul) Zumont, who is charged with murder in the first degree and arson. Allegedly Zumont killed Jennifer (whom he lived with [...]
Can Proposition 8 Save Lives?
January 13, 2010
Hi folks,
What a waste to have another life lost to domestic violence. Norma “Leti” Martinez died after allegedly being run over by her girlfriend, Jennifer Bautista. The facts of the case are still vague, but what is known is that Ms. Bautista filed a restraining order against Ms. Martinez about a year ago [...]
