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(Updated at 5:00) California Public Defenders Issue Recommendations for Meaningful Statewide Police Reform

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|Date: June 26, 2020
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(Updated at 5:00) California Public Defenders Issue Recommendations for Meaningful Statewide Police Reform

The following is a letter to Governor Newsom signed by several of the leading public defenders in the Sta ...

The following is a letter to Governor Newsom signed by several of the leading public defenders in the State of California We write in our capacity as California Public Defenders to outline our hopes a ...

June 26, 2020
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‘The Partnership’ For Domestic Abuse Survivors

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|Date: June 01, 2020
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‘The Partnership’ For Domestic Abuse Survivors

By Metyia Phillips SAN FRANCISCO - Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, California Governor Gav ...

By Metyia Phillips SAN FRANCISCO - Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Airbnb have partnered to support domestic abuse survivors. The partnership is al ...

June 01, 2020
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Governor Lays Out Six Indicators That They Will Consider for Re-Opening Economy

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|Date: April 15, 2020
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Governor Lays Out Six Indicators That They Will Consider for Re-Opening Economy

(From Press Release) – Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled six key indicators that will guide California ...

(From Press Release) – Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled six key indicators that will guide California’s thinking for when and how to modify the stay-at-home and other orders during the COVID-19 pa ...

April 15, 2020
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California Voters Want More Prison Releases in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

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|Date: April 13, 2020
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California Voters Want More Prison Releases in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

CALIFORNIA - As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in California’s prison system, a recent poll from The Jus ...

CALIFORNIA - As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in California’s prison system, a recent poll from The Justice Collaborative and Data for Progress indicates state voters' support for releasing more inc ...

April 13, 2020
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California Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Issue Executive Orders to Protect Detained Immigrants During COVID-19 Crisis

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|Date: April 08, 2020
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California Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Issue Executive Orders to Protect Detained Immigrants During COVID-19 Crisis

By Linh Nguyen CALIFORNIA -- On Apr. 6, 2020, Assemblymember Rob Bonta from Oakland and 25 other assembly ...

By Linh Nguyen CALIFORNIA -- On Apr. 6, 2020, Assemblymember Rob Bonta from Oakland and 25 other assemblymembers and senators across California sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to is ...

April 08, 2020
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State Inmates Released Early? May Join Sacramento County Prisoners Getting COVID-19 Break

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|Date: April 01, 2020
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State Inmates Released Early? May Join Sacramento County Prisoners Getting COVID-19 Break

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It looks like thousands of state pr ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It looks like thousands of state prison inmates may be getting an “early out” – joining at least 600 and maybe more Sacramento Cou ...

April 01, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 55 – Story of Joann Parks Wrongly Convicted of Arson Murder

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|Date: April 01, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 55 – Story of Joann Parks Wrongly Convicted of Arson Murder

In 1989 she was a young mother who lost her kids in a tragic fire. Except the investigators at the time, ...

In 1989 she was a young mother who lost her kids in a tragic fire. Except the investigators at the time, using archaic methods, determined that it wasn't a tragic fire, it was arson and therefore murd ...

April 01, 2020
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Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness

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|Date: February 20, 2020
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Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness

From Press Release - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homel ...

From Press Release - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homelessness before a joint convention of the California Legislature today. Some reaction to the add ...

February 20, 2020
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Commentary: SB 50 Fails Again in Senate Vote – Time to Shelve the Idea?

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|Date: January 30, 2020
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Commentary: SB 50 Fails Again in Senate Vote – Time to Shelve the Idea?

The state of California is mired in a housing crisis. All involved seem to understand the need to put fo ...

The state of California is mired in a housing crisis. All involved seem to understand the need to put forward new policies to make it possible to build the housing necessary – and yet one of the most ...

January 30, 2020
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California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment

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|Date: January 16, 2020
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California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment

By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be stepp ...

By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be stepping down on August 31, which provides Governor Gavin Newsom his first court vacancy to fill. Ju ...

January 16, 2020
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Governor to Play Santa Claus this Holiday to ICE’s Grinch? Family of Detained Fijian Hope So

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|Date: December 20, 2019
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Governor to Play Santa Claus this Holiday to ICE’s Grinch? Family of Detained Fijian Hope So

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom could play Santa Claus to th ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom could play Santa Claus to the U.S. Immigration and Border Enforcement (ICE)’s Grinch this holiday season. At least that wha ...

December 20, 2019
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Yolo County Has Become a ‘Good Ole Boys Club’

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|Date: December 18, 2019
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Yolo County Has Become a ‘Good Ole Boys Club’

The judicial assignments in Yolo Superior Court were released recently with some revisions over even a fe ...

The judicial assignments in Yolo Superior Court were released recently with some revisions over even a few weeks ago, and one thing became quite notable – the number of criminal courtrooms has been sh ...

December 18, 2019
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Rally Asks Governor to Stop ICE from Deporting Prisoners after They’ve Done Time – Charles Joseph Case History

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|Date: November 04, 2019
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Rally Asks Governor to Stop ICE from Deporting Prisoners after They’ve Done Time – Charles Joseph Case History

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Most of the images of the Trump Administration ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Most of the images of the Trump Administration’s out-of-control ICE sweeps of immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. have been at or near the ...

November 04, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

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|Date: November 03, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires ...

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires fueled by howling winds and dry conditions. But he only has to look to 2003 to know what can ...

November 03, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board Answers Governor’s Call, Authorizes Offer to Purchase PG&E Assets

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|Date: October 20, 2019
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Valley Clean Energy Board Answers Governor’s Call, Authorizes Offer to Purchase PG&E Assets

(From Press Release – VCE) – The board of Yolo County’s clean power agency has submitted a $300 million b ...

(From Press Release – VCE) – The board of Yolo County’s clean power agency has submitted a $300 million bid to purchase Pacific Gas & Electric’s lines, poles and other electricity distribution ass ...

October 20, 2019
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California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons after Governor Signs New Law

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|Date: October 13, 2019
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California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons after Governor Signs New Law

California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New La ...

California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New Law AB 45 will eliminate medical and dental copays for people incarcerated in California jails an ...

October 13, 2019
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Gov. Newsom Signs SB 330, ‘Housing Crisis Act of 2019’

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|Date: October 12, 2019
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Gov. Newsom Signs SB 330, ‘Housing Crisis Act of 2019’

(From Press Release - Nancy Skinner) - Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law Senate Bill 330, the Housi ...

(From Press Release - Nancy Skinner) - Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. SB 330 is designed to speed up ...

October 12, 2019
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Unanimous Support for Providing Housing Funds and Free Education to the Wrongfully Convicted

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 11, 2019
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Unanimous Support for Providing Housing Funds and Free Education to the Wrongfully Convicted

By Danielle Silva California Governor Gavin Newsom has recently signed Assembly Bills 701 and 703, increa ...

By Danielle Silva California Governor Gavin Newsom has recently signed Assembly Bills 701 and 703, increasing the support exonerees receive after leaving prison – bills that have received unanimous su ...

October 11, 2019
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New Signed Legislation Benefits Those Jailed, Threatened with Jail and Those Who Have Paid for Crimes

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|Date: October 11, 2019
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New Signed Legislation Benefits Those Jailed, Threatened with Jail and Those Who Have Paid for Crimes

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series o ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of largely unheralded – but key – bills this week creating new laws that mostly benefit either t ...

October 11, 2019
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Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

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|Date: October 10, 2019
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Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement ...

The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement that adds additional years to someone’s sentence, lengthening family separations (From ACLU Pre ...

October 10, 2019
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