ACLU Pulls Support as Bail Reform Legislation Watered Down
ACLU of California Statement on Changes to Bail Reform Legislation (From Press Release) – Today, Senator Hertzberg…
Immigrant Supporters March Outside Sac Hotel as AG Sessions Calls Out Cal ‘Open Border Radicals’
By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – Dozens of television news cameras, from CNN to local and regional broadcast…
Commentary: AG’s Office Looks Other Way at Orange County Wrongdoing
Back in August, we asked why the supposedly liberal California Attorney General’s office was trying to seek…
California Values Act Sanctuary Bill Passes Legislature
Bill Now Goes to Governor for His Expected Signature (From Press Release) – The California Senate today…
Analysis: Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty in Prop 66 But Re-Writes Key Timeline Provision
When Proposition 66 surprisingly passed last year, it was clear the proposition that aimed to speed up…
California’s Values
by William Kelly SB 54 has been called “the sanctuary state bill,” the “freeze out ICE [Immigration…
Broad Coalition Supports Effort to Reform California’s Unfair and Costly Money Bail System
Current System Exacerbates Racial and Economic Injustice and Does Not Keep Communities Safe (From Press Release)-A broad…
Justice Watch: Governor’s Budget Proposal; Court Overturns Grand Jury Prohibition in Police Shootings
ACLU on Gov.’s Budget Proposal: Off to Good Start to Protect California’s Most Vulnerable The governor’s proposed…
California Legislature Prepares to Fight Back, Hires Former AG Holder
In a sign of an epic showdown between California and a pending Trump Administration, Senate Leader Kevin…
Commentary: If You Build It, We Can Overcome
When the plastic industry put the plastic bag ban on the ballot, it seemed to me unlikely…
Public Schools Remain Safe Havens for California’s Students
By Tom Torlakson In this time of uncertainty, anxiety, and fear I strongly encourage you to join…
My View: Gauging the Response
This has been a fairly busy week, but I wanted to circle back to two things that…
California Legislature Takes Immediate Action to Protect Immigrant Communities
(From Press Release) – During today’s start of the 2017-2018 legislative session, the California State Assembly and…
Brown Appoints Becerra as California’s Next Attorney General
When Kamala Harris won California’s Senate race to replace Barbara Boxer, that left a vacancy at the…
ACLU Files Suit Demanding Accountability In California Execution Protocols
(From Press Release) — The ACLU of Northern California and the law firm of Covington & Burling…
Analysis: Death Penalty Column Misses Some Marks
I read Rich Rifkin’s death penalty column with interest. He started it with a note that was…
AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP
(From Press Release)– Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that her office’s first-of-its-kind “Principled Policing: Procedural…
Governor Signs Historic Bill to Rein in Asset Forfeiture Abuse
SB 443 protects vulnerable Californians from having police permanently take and keep their property without a conviction…
Bill to Reduce Asset Forfeiture Arrives on Governor’s Desk
If signed, SB 443 would establish some of the strongest property protections in the country (From Press…
State Auditor Finds Serious Problem with California Gang Database
For years, we have questioned the California Gang Datadase, known as CalGang, in terms of the lack…