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California Legislature Votes to Make Election Day Registration Available at Every Polling Site

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Legislature approved SB 72, legislation by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) that will allow all eligible Californians to register to vote and cast a ballot at polling sites on Election Day. SB 72 now heads to Governor Newsom for his signature. If signed

September 11, 2019

California Senate Votes to Block Face Recognition on Police Body Cameras

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Senate passed AB 1215: The Body Camera Accountability Act, legislation to block law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition surveillance against Californians on officer-worn body cameras. Introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), AB 1215

September 11, 2019

California Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Abolishing Copays in Jails and Prisons

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Senate voted to pass AB 45, state legislation introduced by Assembly member Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) to eliminate copays for medical and dental services provided in California county jails. The bipartisan vote follows the decision by the California Departmen

September 9, 2019

Appeals Court to Hear ACLU Discrimination Case Against Dignity Health

SAN FRANCISCO — The ACLU will argue before the Court of Appeal in San Francisco Tuesday on behalf of Evan Minton, a man who was denied health care because he is transgender. Minton was scheduled to receive a hysterectomy at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, a Sacramento-area Catholic hospital in the

September 9, 2019

Urgent for Employers: TPS Does Not End Today

LOS ANGELES – Nearly 200,000 migrants from El Salvador lawfully living and working in the U.S. under Temporary Protective Status (TPS) have work authorization papers that have a printed expiration date of today, Sept. 9, 2019. But those Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), as the documents are

September 9, 2019

Amendment to Give Parolees the Right to Vote Passes CA Assembly

SACRAMENTO — Today the California State Assembly passed Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6, which would restore voting rights to nearly 50,000 Californians on parole. ACA 6, authored by Asm. Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), passed with a 54-16 vote. ACA 6 will next go through the California

September 5, 2019