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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

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

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

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|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

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|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

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

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|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
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CA Fair Juries Act Introduced in Legislature to Expand Jury Pools

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

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|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
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Will the Third Time Be the Charm for SB 50?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2020
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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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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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Sunday Commentary: Signs That the Housing Crisis is Getting Worse in Northern California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Signs That the Housing Crisis is Getting Worse in Northern California

A PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) study authored by Marisol Cuellar Mejia and Mary Severance ...

A PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) study authored by Marisol Cuellar Mejia and Mary Severance, which came out on July 31, found that the first half of the data from 2019 in California “saw ...

August 11, 2019
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California Assembly Public Safety Committee Passes Senator Wiener’s Sentencing Reform Legislation

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|Date: June 26, 2019
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California Assembly Public Safety Committee Passes Senator Wiener’s Sentencing Reform Legislation

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 (From Press Release - SACRAMENTO)–Today, ...

June 26, 2019
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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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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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