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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

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|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?

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|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
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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

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|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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Senate Passes Legislation to Reduce Food Insecurity among Californians Experiencing Hunger

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|Date: May 23, 2019
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Senate Passes Legislation to Reduce Food Insecurity among Californians Experiencing Hunger

SB 285 Streamlines CalFresh enrollment by setting clear and accountable statewide enrollment goals, impro ...

SB 285 Streamlines CalFresh enrollment by setting clear and accountable statewide enrollment goals, improving ease of access to enrollment for eligible Californians, and eliminating questions deemed u ...

May 23, 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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SB 50, Controversial Housing Bill Killed For At Least Another Session

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2019
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SB 50, Controversial Housing Bill Killed For At Least Another Session

For the second consecutive year, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill has been shelved. On ...

For the second consecutive year, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill has been shelved. On Thursday, the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee announced that SB 50 will become a “ ...

May 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back

An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator Scott Wi ...

An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator Scott Wiener’s sweeping bill, SB 50. As noted in the article, a group called “Walnut Creek for Controll ...

May 13, 2019
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Carpenters Union Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act

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|Date: May 03, 2019
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Carpenters Union Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act

The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council represents over 35,000 union carpenters throughout No ...

The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council represents over 35,000 union carpenters throughout Northern California (From Press Release) – Today, the Northern California Carpenters Regional Co ...

May 03, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Will California Really Get Rid of Single-Family Zoning?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Will California Really Get Rid of Single-Family Zoning?

The statewide housing crisis has definitely spawned a number of initiatives and some different approaches ...

The statewide housing crisis has definitely spawned a number of initiatives and some different approaches. Earlier this week there was a thought-provoking op-ed in the LA Times, “Holy cow! California ...

April 28, 2019
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Mailer Attacks SB 50, Senator Wiener as Man from Real Estate

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|Date: April 27, 2019
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Mailer Attacks SB 50, Senator Wiener as Man from Real Estate

(From Press Release) - As California Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50 wends its way through legislative committe ...

(From Press Release) - As California Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50 wends its way through legislative committees in Sacramento, housing justice and rent control advocates affiliated with Housing is a Human ...

April 27, 2019
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SB 50 Clears Hurdle by Passing Senate Governance and Finance Committee

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|Date: April 26, 2019
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SB 50 Clears Hurdle by Passing Senate Governance and Finance Committee

(From Press Release) – On Wednesday, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 50 — the More ...

(From Press Release) – On Wednesday, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 50 — the More HOMES Act (Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, Equity, and Stability) — cleared the Senate Governan ...

April 26, 2019
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SB 50 Remains a Controversial Solution for Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2019
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SB 50 Remains a Controversial Solution for Housing

Last year one of the pieces of housing legislation that was not approved was SB 827, sponsored by Senator ...

Last year one of the pieces of housing legislation that was not approved was SB 827, sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener, which among other things would have allowed developers to build highly dense apa ...

April 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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New Statewide Poll Shows Majority of Californians Support Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act

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|Date: April 12, 2019
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New Statewide Poll Shows Majority of Californians Support Senator Wiener’s SB 50, the More HOMES Act

Poll conducted by Change Research shows sixty-one percent of California Voters support SB 50 (From Press ...

Poll conducted by Change Research shows sixty-one percent of California Voters support SB 50 (From Press Release) – A new statewide poll conducted by Change Research shows that sixty-one percent of Ca ...

April 12, 2019
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State Housing Bill, SB 50, Clears First Major Hurdle, Sailing through Housing Committee

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|Date: April 04, 2019
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State Housing Bill, SB 50, Clears First Major Hurdle, Sailing through Housing Committee

Senate Bill 50 legalizes more housing near job centers and public transportation by overriding hyper-rest ...

Senate Bill 50 legalizes more housing near job centers and public transportation by overriding hyper-restrictive low-density zoning, while protecting against displacement of renters and vulnerable com ...

April 04, 2019
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Bill Designed to Keep Innocent People out of Jail and Prevent Wrongful Convictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2018
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Bill Designed to Keep Innocent People out of Jail and Prevent Wrongful Convictions

Since 1989, experts estimate that nearly 200 people have been wrongly convicted in California. According ...

Since 1989, experts estimate that nearly 200 people have been wrongly convicted in California. According to the Innocence Project, mistaken eyewitness identification played a role in over 70 percent ...

July 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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