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Gary Murphy is a story of life choices, chance , and horrible conspiracy among a mentally ill Oakland grandmother and the violent ex-cons she hired. Add incompetent cops and prosecutors.

I Covered the Epstein Case for Decades. These Are 9 Questions We Actually Need Answered. nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opi…

California calls for $15M to save local journalism | Sacramento Bee (It’s funded. Controversial for sure. But even in Bay Area probably 60-80% fewer reporters on local government in last 25 years. Some areas are news deserts.) sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Walking and carrying the golf bag all this year. Went for jog today and in two blocks calf shut down. Bill is coming due for 40 plus years fast -twitch sports and a desk job. Don’t get old, and or stretch and train like a demon.

Social butterfly, second networking event of the month. Best lawyer client hosted it so being with them is a good thing. Genuine, non-stuffy attorneys. Probably why they win huge cases, criminal and civil.

Reminder: Police are in the arrest business. They are not in additional investigation business that would take time and effort. It’s why you should always get an attorney. Just had a client they ambushed and arrested over a false allegation. Do not talk to police.

Get to do a background check on a new age, life coach type. Wonder what I will find…..

This is laughable and not much more than wages when I started 30 years ago. You will get constant turnover and your clients will get bad results. Stop being cheap. This industry can be so brain dead.

My one golf course, Lake Chabot in Oakland, has a farm with goats at top of hill next to 13th green. Goats come to the fence to watch approaches and putts. I pet their noses for good luck for rest of round. Sometimes it works.

Lawrence O’Donnell pulled punches in interviewing Epstein victims’ attorney Edwards. It was a sensitive interview but you have to ask him point blank: Did your clients have personal knowledge of Trump with any minor children? Bet was condition of interview to not ask.

Lovely

Livermore: Casino security guard charged with stealing $100,000 ring eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/22/liv… (Uh, cameras everywhere...)

One of the faces I wake up to. When a pup would carry her into back yard to pee at 4 a.m. and keep the ants from getting her.

A power utility is reporting suspected pot growers to cops. EFF says that’s illegal. flip.it/FGK2KE

I’ve noticed one of my peers runs canned AI private eye posts. It’s always generic and no sign that an actual person wrote it, no real examples. It bugs me because when I do write about the biz I take it to heart and want to show issues and details, not “content.”

And media covering the actual possibility that he’s insane?

Former Bay Area financial advisor charged in $9.5 million Ponzi scheme eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/21/bay… ( 9 x out of 10 a Ponzi scheme in East Bay will be in Danville. Crook haven.)

Many years ago wrote a feature that won a state press association award. About a trucker reunited with his dog after 2000 mile trip and separation. Front page, sappy. That night trucker got drunk, plowed rig into a cemetery and spent night in jail. But the DUI story buried.

Wally’s Downfall #flashfiction my golf noir. Cart girl revenge. medium.com/@mikespencer_2…