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Oct 11, 2019
Oct 11, 2019
Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Abortion Access Bill
Abortion Pill Will Be Available at All Public University Health Centers
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Justice
Oct 10, 2019
Oct 10, 2019
ACLU Files Complaint on Behalf of Black Students at Fresno Unified Bullied and Harassed by Blackface Video
School district fails to protect students from ongoing racial abuse
Oct 09, 2019
Oct 09, 2019
Advocates Celebrate Governor Newsom’s Signature on SB 136, Dismantling a Cruel, Ineffective 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
Oct 08, 2019
Oct 08, 2019
Oct 08, 2019
California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams
AB 1215 will keep inaccurate, biased, and invasive surveillance technology from being used against the public with body cams, which were promised for police transparency and accountability
Oct 08, 2019
Oct 08, 2019
California to Allow Voters to Register to Vote at Every Polling Site on Election Day
Governor Newsom signed SB 72, a bill to allow all eligible voters to complete Election Day registration
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 04, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 18, 2019
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