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Legislation Introduced That Would End Mandatory Incarceration for Nonviolent Drug Offenders

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2020
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Legislation Introduced That Would End Mandatory Incarceration for Nonviolent Drug Offenders

Under current law, certain drug offenses in California carry with them mandatory jail and prison sentence ...

Under current law, certain drug offenses in California carry with them mandatory jail and prison sentences. On Monday, Senator Scott Wiener along with co-sponsor Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo announc ...

July 21, 2020
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Slew of Housing Bills Pass Committee

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|Date: May 27, 2020
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Slew of Housing Bills Pass Committee

Tuesday was a big day for housing reform in California as a number of bills passed through the Senate Hou ...

Tuesday was a big day for housing reform in California as a number of bills passed through the Senate Housing Committee including ones that deal with density bonuses, grow the housing supply, expand a ...

May 27, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 58: Senator Wiener Discusses Wrongful Conviction Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 58: Senator Wiener Discusses Wrongful Conviction Legislation

In February, Senator Scott Wiener introduced new criminal justice reform legislation, Senate Bill 938. Th ...

In February, Senator Scott Wiener introduced new criminal justice reform legislation, Senate Bill 938. This bill would amend the standards used for evaluating expert testimony and forensics in court, ...

April 09, 2020
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Senator Wiener Introduces Housing Legislation to Increase Baseline Zoning

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|Date: March 12, 2020
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Senator Wiener Introduces Housing Legislation to Increase Baseline Zoning

SB 902 automatically zones for two, three or four units per parcel depending on a city’s size, while al ...

SB 902 automatically zones for two, three or four units per parcel depending on a city’s size, while also providing cities a new streamlined process to rezone for up to 10 units per parcel (From Pre ...

March 12, 2020
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Commentary: Opponents of Housing Rarely Suggest Alternatives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2020
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Commentary: Opponents of Housing Rarely Suggest Alternatives

Eric Jaye, in a special column in the Sacramento Bee, argues the need to stand up to powerful developers ...

Eric Jaye, in a special column in the Sacramento Bee, argues the need to stand up to powerful developers as well as his opposition to SB 50—but like most critics, he fails to offer much in the way of ...

February 25, 2020
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Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Create Fairer, More Representative Juries

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|Date: February 16, 2020
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Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Create Fairer, More Representative Juries

SB 1001 would broaden jury pool to including all tax filers in order to create more representative juries ...

SB 1001 would broaden jury pool to including all tax filers in order to create more representative juries by race and income level (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – Today, Senator Scott Wiener ...

February 16, 2020
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Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Prevent Wrongful Convictions Resulting from Faulty Expert Witness Testimony

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|Date: February 08, 2020
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Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Prevent Wrongful Convictions Resulting from Faulty Expert Witness Testimony

SB 938 would ensure expert testimony used as admissible evidence in court has sound methodology and would ...

SB 938 would ensure expert testimony used as admissible evidence in court has sound methodology and would provide opportunity to challenge wrongful convictions (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - ...

February 08, 2020
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Commentary: Lots of Opposition to SB 50, Few Alternatives Offered

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2020
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Commentary: Lots of Opposition to SB 50, Few Alternatives Offered

Veteran columnist George Skelton has an excellent analysis, pinning down key opponents of SB 50 – Senator ...

Veteran columnist George Skelton has an excellent analysis, pinning down key opponents of SB 50 – Senator Bob Hertzberg and Holly Mitchell in particular. Like many, he acknowledges problems with SB 50 ...

February 04, 2020
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Senator Wiener Wants to Turn PG&E into a Publicly-Owned Utility

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|Date: February 04, 2020
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Senator Wiener Wants to Turn PG&E into a Publicly-Owned Utility

In an effort to fundamentally reform PG&E, this legislation will turn it into a public utility focuse ...

In an effort to fundamentally reform PG&E, this legislation will turn it into a public utility focused on safety, reliability, and affordability instead of profits Monday, Senator Scott Wiener (D- ...

February 04, 2020
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Commentary: SB 50 Fails Again in Senate Vote – Time to Shelve the Idea?

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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United Farm Workers Endorse SB 50

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|Date: January 26, 2020
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United Farm Workers Endorse SB 50

(From Press Release) - Today, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) announced their endorsement of SB ...

(From Press Release) - Today, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) announced their endorsement of SB 50. UFW is the oldest and largest farm workers’ union in the country, and was founded by organi ...

January 26, 2020
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Major Anti-Poverty and Environmental Justice Groups Endorse SB 50

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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Major Anti-Poverty and Environmental Justice Groups Endorse SB 50

SB 50 picked up new endorsements from anti-poverty group United Ways of California and environmental just ...

SB 50 picked up new endorsements from anti-poverty group United Ways of California and environmental justice group Coalition for Clean Air (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - Senate Bill 50, Sena ...

January 24, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it t ...

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it takes away local control while supporters argue that it is designed to increase housing producti ...

January 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 08, 2020
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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and ...

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and elected officials now support SB 50. (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – On Tuesday, Senat ...

January 08, 2020
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League of Women Voters of California Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50

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|Date: November 01, 2019
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League of Women Voters of California Endorses Senator Wiener’s SB 50

(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – Today, the League of Women Voters of California announced its s ...

(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – Today, the League of Women Voters of California announced its support for Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 50. SB 50 eliminates hyper-low- ...

November 01, 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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Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Constitutional Roadblock to Affordable Housing

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|Date: September 12, 2019
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Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Constitutional Roadblock to Affordable Housing

Article 34 of the California Constitution requires cities to submit projects to a voter referendum when p ...

Article 34 of the California Constitution requires cities to submit projects to a voter referendum when public funds are allocated to developing low-income rental housing. No other type of housing is ...

September 12, 2019
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Legislation Would Allow Dreamers and Other Immigrants to Run for Democratic Party Leadership Roles

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2019
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Legislation Would Allow Dreamers and Other Immigrants to Run for Democratic Party Leadership Roles

SB 288 allows Dreamers and other immigrants to run for Democratic Party County Central Committee position ...

SB 288 allows Dreamers and other immigrants to run for Democratic Party County Central Committee positions (From Press Release) – Yesterday, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 288 wa ...

August 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Legislation to End Discrimination against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registry Passes Assembly Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 11, 2019
| (1) Comment

Legislation to End Discrimination against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registry Passes Assembly Committee

L Sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and Equality California, SB 145 puts a s ...

L Sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and Equality California, SB 145 puts a stop to LGBTQ youth going on the sex offender registry, when similarly situated straight youth d ...

July 11, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2019
| (48) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental il ...

Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental illness was only about one-quarter to one-third of the total population. There have been other s ...

June 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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