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Addressing California’s Meth Epidemic: Senator Wiener Seeks to Implement Incentivized Recovery Programs through SB 110

Posted by Eric Grammatico
|Date: July 18, 2021
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Addressing California’s Meth Epidemic: Senator Wiener Seeks to Implement Incentivized Recovery Programs through SB 110

By Eric Grammatico SACRAMENTO, CA - Senator Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 110 successfully passed through th ...

By Eric Grammatico SACRAMENTO, CA - Senator Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 110 successfully passed through the State Assembly Committee on Health on last week. The bill would legalize the allocation of fu ...

July 18, 2021
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Commentary: Battle Lines Being Drawn over Single-Family Zoning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2021
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Commentary: Battle Lines Being Drawn over Single-Family Zoning

By David M. Greenwald Two of the more contentious bills this term in the State legislature are SB 9 and S ...

By David M. Greenwald Two of the more contentious bills this term in the State legislature are SB 9 and SB 10, which would allow for increased housing density in single-family neighborhoods. This week ...

July 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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SF DA Criticizes Delay of Measure to Authorize Pilot Overdose Program for SF, Oakland, LA

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|Date: July 13, 2021
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SF DA Criticizes Delay of Measure to Authorize Pilot Overdose Program for SF, Oakland, LA

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It will be January before a pilot overdose program—authored by state S ...

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It will be January before a pilot overdose program—authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener—will be heard in the Assembly Health Committee. The delay was criticized by Sa ...

July 13, 2021
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McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Clears Another Key Hurdle, Senate Public Safety Committee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2021
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McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Clears Another Key Hurdle, Senate Public Safety Committee

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Four weeks after the bill sailed through the Assembly on a 65-1 vo ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Four weeks after the bill sailed through the Assembly on a 65-1 vote, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty’s AB 1542, passed through the Senate Public Safety Committee w ...

July 02, 2021
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CA Legislation to End Mandatory Jail Time for Nonviolent Drug Crimes Passes Assembly Public Safety Committee

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|Date: June 16, 2021
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CA Legislation to End Mandatory Jail Time for Nonviolent Drug Crimes Passes Assembly Public Safety Committee

By Sydney Kaplan and Mia Machado SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Assembly Public Safety Committee voted 6 ...

By Sydney Kaplan and Mia Machado SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Assembly Public Safety Committee voted 6-1 this week to approve Senate Bill 73, designed to help end mass incarceration fueled by Calif ...

June 16, 2021
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CA Senate Passes Bill Legalizing Safe, Supervised Injection Sites and Overdose Prevention; Gov. Newsom Urged to Sign Bill into Law

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|Date: April 30, 2021
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CA Senate Passes Bill Legalizing Safe, Supervised Injection Sites and Overdose Prevention; Gov. Newsom Urged to Sign Bill into Law

By Natasha Feuerstein LOS ANGELES, CA – A leading grassroots organization, Dignity and Power NOW (DPN), ...

By Natasha Feuerstein LOS ANGELES, CA – A leading grassroots organization, Dignity and Power NOW (DPN), is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign the recently passed Senate Bill that establishes a pilot pr ...

April 30, 2021
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CA Public Safety Panel OKs Alternative Mental Health Treatments (Psychedelics)

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|Date: April 11, 2021
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CA Public Safety Panel OKs Alternative Mental Health Treatments (Psychedelics)

By Mia Machado & Lizet Gonzalez SACRAMENTO, CA – In a historic first for California, legislation to d ...

By Mia Machado & Lizet Gonzalez SACRAMENTO, CA – In a historic first for California, legislation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of psychedelics was approved last week by the Cali ...

April 11, 2021
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Potential Change for Sheriff Elections? State Measure Would Remove Restrictive Candidacy Requirement

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|Date: March 31, 2021
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Potential Change for Sheriff Elections? State Measure Would Remove Restrictive Candidacy Requirement

By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Change could soon be coming for who can run for sheriff in California ...

By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Change could soon be coming for who can run for sheriff in California. At a Tuesday press conference at the State Capitol, State Senator Scott Wiener touted Senate ...

March 31, 2021
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Key CA Committee OK’s Measure to End ‘War on Drugs’ Era Law Now Requiring Mandatory Prison, Jail for Nonviolent Drug Offenses

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2021
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Key CA Committee OK’s Measure to End ‘War on Drugs’ Era Law Now Requiring Mandatory Prison, Jail for Nonviolent Drug Offenses

SACRAMENTO, CA – Mandatory prison and jail sentences for nonviolent drug offenses would end under legisla ...

SACRAMENTO, CA – Mandatory prison and jail sentences for nonviolent drug offenses would end under legislation that has just been OK’d by Senate Public Safety Committee by a unanimous 3-0 vote here at ...

March 09, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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ACLU California Action Releases Scorecard, Crowns 28 Lawmakers as ‘Champions’ or ‘Advocates’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 14, 2021
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ACLU California Action Releases Scorecard, Crowns 28 Lawmakers as ‘Champions’ or ‘Advocates’

By Aishwarya Rajan CALIFORNIA – ACLU California Action this week released its annual scorecard for 2019-2 ...

By Aishwarya Rajan CALIFORNIA – ACLU California Action this week released its annual scorecard for 2019-2020 state lawmakers related to their votes on civil liberty issues. The ACLU California Action ...

February 14, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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‘War on Drugs Failed’ Tweets Lawmaker; Introduces State Legislation to Untie Hands of Judges in Drug Sentencing

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 15, 2020
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‘War on Drugs Failed’ Tweets Lawmaker; Introduces State Legislation to Untie Hands of Judges in Drug Sentencing

By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez SACRAMENTO – Incarceration for simple drug possession could soon end – or at ...

By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez SACRAMENTO – Incarceration for simple drug possession could soon end – or at least be minimized – under legislation introduced here at the State Capitol by State Senator Sc ...

December 15, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform BIlls

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 02, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform BIlls

By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a po ...

By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a powerful national grassroots movement demanding systemic change in the criminal legal system, my ...

October 02, 2020
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CA Governor Signs Bill Ending Discrimination against Young LGBTQ on Sex Offender Registry

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 14, 2020
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CA Governor Signs Bill Ending Discrimination against Young LGBTQ on Sex Offender Registry

By Linh Nguyen SACRAMENTO – Despite public opposition and misinformation, Governor Newsom has signed into ...

By Linh Nguyen SACRAMENTO – Despite public opposition and misinformation, Governor Newsom has signed into law Senate Bill 145—incorrectly confused with legalizing pedophilia by QAnon and others—which ...

September 14, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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QAnon Conspiracy – Lawmaker Reveals Death Threats for Legislation Ending Discrimination against LGBT People

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 17, 2020
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QAnon Conspiracy – Lawmaker Reveals Death Threats for Legislation Ending Discrimination against LGBT People

By Sahar Swaleh SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 145 in January 2020, proposing that all ...

By Sahar Swaleh SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 145 in January 2020, proposing that all forms of intercourse be treated equally to end discrimination against LGBT people. The legislat ...

August 17, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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CA Fair Juries Act Introduced in Legislature to Expand Jury Pools

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 16, 2020
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CA Fair Juries Act Introduced in Legislature to Expand Jury Pools

By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – CA State Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) re-introduced legislation yesterday th ...

By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – CA State Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) re-introduced legislation yesterday that would expand the pool of prospective jurors to include any state tax filers, claiming that i ...

July 16, 2020
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Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2020
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Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis

With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month, five Bay Area Legis ...

With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month, five Bay Area Legislators flanked by prison advocates and criminal justice leaders urged Governor Newsom to reduce ...

July 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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San Quentin Cases Soaring at 344 Cases, Triggering Concern and Attention from Reformers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2020
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San Quentin Cases Soaring at 344 Cases, Triggering Concern and Attention from Reformers

For much of the past week, the Vanguard through its Dashboard on CDCR COVID-19 cases has been tracking a ...

For much of the past week, the Vanguard through its Dashboard on CDCR COVID-19 cases has been tracking a startling and concerning rise of cases at San Quentin Prison. Yesterday, Aparna Komarla of the ...

June 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Audit Finds that Law Enforcement Violates State Law against License Plate Surveillance Technology

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 15, 2020
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Audit Finds that Law Enforcement Violates State Law against License Plate Surveillance Technology

By Linh Nguyen Sacramento - An audit requested by Senator Scott Wiener finds that law enforcement agencie ...

By Linh Nguyen Sacramento - An audit requested by Senator Scott Wiener finds that law enforcement agencies across the state were violating state law regarding Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) by ...

February 15, 2020
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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2020
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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press ...

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press conference told the media that it was actually closer than that, and he felt “we were on the cu ...

January 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Will the Third Time Be the Charm for SB 50?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2020
| (2) Comments

Will the Third Time Be the Charm for SB 50?

Twice San Francisco-area Senator Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would reform zoning in Cali ...

Twice San Francisco-area Senator Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would reform zoning in California – twice he has not been able to get it to a vote. On Monday, he introduced new changes t ...

January 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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