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Peace Officer Lethal Use of Force Bill Passes Key Senate Committee with No Opposition

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|Date: June 19, 2019
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Peace Officer Lethal Use of Force Bill Passes Key Senate Committee with No Opposition

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Landmark legislation to reduce the number o ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Landmark legislation to reduce the number of civilian killings by California peace officers – although amended to limit opposition by unio ...

June 19, 2019
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Commentary: Did Democrats Sell Out on Police Use of Force?

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|Date: May 31, 2019
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Commentary: Did Democrats Sell Out on Police Use of Force?

Reaction to the compromise of AB 392, the police use-of-force bill co-authored by Shirley Weber and Kevin ...

Reaction to the compromise of AB 392, the police use-of-force bill co-authored by Shirley Weber and Kevin McCarty, varies. Some are calling it a sellout, others believe California could have the stri ...

May 31, 2019
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Not Perfect, but Cop Deadly Use of Force Measure Gets OK by Assembly

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|Date: May 30, 2019
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Not Perfect, but Cop Deadly Use of Force Measure Gets OK by Assembly

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A controversial measure to restrict the use ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A controversial measure to restrict the use of deadly force by California’s peace officers became a little less controversial this week – ...

May 30, 2019
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Plan to Repeal Unnecessary One-Year Enhancements on Sentences Approved by Senate

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|Date: May 29, 2019
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Plan to Repeal Unnecessary One-Year Enhancements on Sentences Approved by Senate

SB 136 repeals a commonly used and expensive one-year sentence enhancement that is added to each prior pr ...

SB 136 repeals a commonly used and expensive one-year sentence enhancement that is added to each prior prison or felony jail term that an individual has served On Monday, legislation that would repeal ...

May 29, 2019
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California Assembly Approves Eliminating Co-Pays in Prisons and Jails

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|Date: May 25, 2019
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California Assembly Approves Eliminating Co-Pays in Prisons and Jails

(From Press Release) - Today, California’s Assembly passed Assembly Bill 45, authored by Assemblymember M ...

(From Press Release) - Today, California’s Assembly passed Assembly Bill 45, authored by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) with a vote of 44 to 19. AB 45 eliminates medical and dental copayme ...

May 25, 2019
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Police Use of Force Bill Moves to Critical Floor Vote

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|Date: May 24, 2019
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Police Use of Force Bill Moves to Critical Floor Vote

Garners endorsement of Governor, Senate and Assembly Leaders (From Press Release) - Assemblymember Shirle ...

Garners endorsement of Governor, Senate and Assembly Leaders (From Press Release) - Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) announced Thursday that AB 392, use-of-force legislation she authored ...

May 24, 2019
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SB 136 Eliminating an Additional Criminal Enhancement Moves Forward for Full Senate Vote

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|Date: May 21, 2019
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SB 136 Eliminating an Additional Criminal Enhancement Moves Forward for Full Senate Vote

Senator Scott Wiener’s SB 136, which would eliminate a commonly used one-year sentence enhancement that i ...

Senator Scott Wiener’s SB 136, which would eliminate a commonly used one-year sentence enhancement that is added to each prior prison or felony jail term that an individual has served, is moving forwa ...

May 21, 2019
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Key Pieces of Legislation on Private Prisons, Safe Lots and CBD Move Forward

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|Date: May 17, 2019
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Key Pieces of Legislation on Private Prisons, Safe Lots and CBD Move Forward

AB 32 to End Use of For-Profit, Private Prisons in California Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee (F ...

AB 32 to End Use of For-Profit, Private Prisons in California Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee (From Press Release) - The Assembly Appropriations Committee today passed key legislation by Asse ...

May 17, 2019
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Yolo County Superior Court Judge Agrees with Vanguard in SB 1421 Suit

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|Date: May 16, 2019
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Yolo County Superior Court Judge Agrees with Vanguard in SB 1421 Suit

Judge Orders City of West Sacramento to Provide List of Counsel in Police Misconduct, Use of Force Cases ...

Judge Orders City of West Sacramento to Provide List of Counsel in Police Misconduct, Use of Force Cases By Crecenzo Vellucci WOODLAND, CA – A Yolo County Superior Court judge Wednesday – in response ...

May 16, 2019
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SD Council Supports AB 392; SF Sups Oppose Face Surveillance

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|Date: May 15, 2019
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SD Council Supports AB 392; SF Sups Oppose Face Surveillance

SF Board of Sups Approves Historic Face Surveillance Ban and Oversight Law (From Press Release) - Today, ...

SF Board of Sups Approves Historic Face Surveillance Ban and Oversight Law (From Press Release) - Today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance, a histori ...

May 15, 2019
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POST MOTHER’S DAY: Legislation Designed to Reduce Killings by Police Gets Another Boost by Mothers

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|Date: May 14, 2019
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POST MOTHER’S DAY: Legislation Designed to Reduce Killings by Police Gets Another Boost by Mothers

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The stories of family members shot down by ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The stories of family members shot down by law enforcement are truly heartbreaking – and they just keep coming...stories of pain and suffe ...

May 14, 2019
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Bill By Senator Mitchell Would Restrict Ability to Collect Court Administrative Fees

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|Date: May 07, 2019
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Bill By Senator Mitchell Would Restrict Ability to Collect Court Administrative Fees

One of the biggest problems in the criminal justice system is that when people are released from prison, ...

One of the biggest problems in the criminal justice system is that when people are released from prison, they still owe a huge host of fines and fees. These fines and fees end up shackling vulnerable ...

May 07, 2019
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Student Walkout, March to Capitol Marks Black Panther Gun Protest and Bill to Hold Police Accountable

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|Date: May 04, 2019
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Student Walkout, March to Capitol Marks Black Panther Gun Protest and Bill to Hold Police Accountable

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A little more than 50 years ago, two dozen ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A little more than 50 years ago, two dozen gun-carrying Black Panthers entered the State Capitol to oppose gun legislation – at that time ...

May 04, 2019
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Appellate Court Upholds SB 1391, Allows Juvenile Law Prohibiting Adult Court for 14- and 15-Year-Olds

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|Date: May 03, 2019
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Appellate Court Upholds SB 1391, Allows Juvenile Law Prohibiting Adult Court for 14- and 15-Year-Olds

In October, former Governor Jerry Brown signed into law, SB 1391 which prohibits 14- and 15-year-olds fro ...

In October, former Governor Jerry Brown signed into law, SB 1391 which prohibits 14- and 15-year-olds from being tried as adults in criminal court and subsequently sent to adult prison. The bill rever ...

May 03, 2019
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Cop-Backed Use of Force Bill Fails, Now Linked with Much Stronger Measure to Curb Police Killings

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|Date: April 25, 2019
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Cop-Backed Use of Force Bill Fails, Now Linked with Much Stronger Measure to Curb Police Killings

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The votes were not there in the State Senat ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The votes were not there in the State Senate Public Safety Committee this week for a pro-police measure that didn’t address reducing letha ...

April 25, 2019
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Case Illustrates the Need For AB 392

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|Date: April 07, 2019
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Case Illustrates the Need For AB 392

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The events that led to the murder of Willie McCoy by City of Vallejo po ...

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The events that led to the murder of Willie McCoy by City of Vallejo police began with a 911 call came from a Taco Bell employee. In the recording, the employee sound ...

April 07, 2019
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AG Becerra Refusing to Release Police Records Despite Court Ruling

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|Date: April 06, 2019
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AG Becerra Refusing to Release Police Records Despite Court Ruling

(From Press Release) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the state’s top law enforcement offici ...

(From Press Release) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the state’s top law enforcement official, is refusing to follow the law that he has been sworn to uphold. It has been a week now sinc ...

April 06, 2019
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Will State End Involvement in For-Profit, Private Prisons?

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|Date: April 01, 2019
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Will State End Involvement in For-Profit, Private Prisons?

Back in December, Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta introduced AB 32, which would prohibit California’s us ...

Back in December, Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta introduced AB 32, which would prohibit California’s use of for-profit, private prisons. He also introduced AB 33, requiring CalPERS and CalSTRS, Cal ...

April 01, 2019
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Analysis: While Staunch Opponents of the Death Penalty Applaud Newsom, Some Think He Overreached

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|Date: March 26, 2019
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Analysis: While Staunch Opponents of the Death Penalty Applaud Newsom, Some Think He Overreached

While death penalty opponents were mostly excited by Governor Gavin Newsom’s surprise decision earlier th ...

While death penalty opponents were mostly excited by Governor Gavin Newsom’s surprise decision earlier this month to put a moratorium on the death penalty, a recent look at op-eds and editorials shows ...

March 26, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where tho ...

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where those convicted are on death row. However, despite this, it is a tricky subject. I recall a few ye ...

March 16, 2019
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