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Cal Lawmakers Propose Process to Decertify Convicted Cops

Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black MediaMarch 25, 2021

Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), the chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, and Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) added language with some teeth to Senate Bill (SB) 2, the “Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification Act of 2021.”

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Community-Based Alternatives to Police Response Advances to Governor’s Desk

Sentinel News ServiceSeptember 3, 2020

A bill to establish a pilot program to have community-based organizations serve as first responders instead of the police awaits only Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature.