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Sacramento Report: Police Shooting Bill Moves Forward, With Some Changes
Police officers line up near protesters in El Cajon following the police shooting death of Alfred Olongo. / Photo by Brooke Binkowski Assemblywoman Shirley Weber’s bill to change the standards for when...
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Despite incredible economic growth, California is dealing with widespread poverty, struggling schools, concerns about public safety and justice and an extremely high cost of living. What will the...
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Weber Unveils Revamped Police Shooting Bill
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez take part in a Politifest panel. / Photo by Vito Di Stefano This post initially appeared in the Feb. 8 Sacramento Report. Get the...
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Sacramento Report: Brace Yourself for Another Round of Vaccine Fights
Image via Shutterstock In many ways, Assemblyman Todd Gloria’s bill aimed at preventing a repeat of San Diego’s lackluster response to the 2017 hepatitis A crisis seemed like a safe bet: Even the San...
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Sacramento Report: Big Week for Competing Police Shooting Bills
Ciara Hamilton (center left) and Liz Medrano (center right), who both lost family members in police shootings, testify on AB 392. / Photo courtesy of the California Assembly Assemblywoman Shirley...
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If the City Doesn’t Revisit San Diego Unified Elections, the State Will
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber / Photo by Jamie Scott Lytle If the San Diego City Council doesn’t pursue a change to how San Diego Unified board members are elected, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber is...
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Sacramento Report: The Suspense Is Over (for Now)
Local exotic dancers protest outside of Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’s office in downtown San Diego. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Let’s be honest, there wasn’t much suspense over whether AB 5,...
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Sacramento Report: Police Shooting Bill Gets a Green Light
Ciara Hamilton (center left) and Liz Medrano (center right), who both lost family members in police shootings, testify on AB 392. / Photo courtesy of the California Assembly Another week, another...
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The Most Noteworthy Moments From the Assembly’s Police Shooting Bill Vote
Ciara Hamilton (center left) and Liz Medrano (center right), who both lost family members in police shootings, testify on AB 392. / Photo courtesy of the California Assembly This post initially...
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Sacramento Report: The Big, Gnarly Issue Shirley Weber Plans to Tackle Next
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber in her San Diego office / Photo by Jamie Scott Lytle Laws creating new restrictions on independent contractors and vaccine exemptions sucked up virtually all of the...
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Voice of the Year 2019: Shirley Weber
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber / Photo by Jamie Scott Lytle A lot of conversations about police reform in Sacramento don’t end up being much of a conversation at all – powerful police unions brand...
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Weber Floats Summer School Options
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber speaks at Voice of San Diego’s 15th Anniversary event. / Photo by Vito Di Stefano This post originally appeared in the April 10 Sacramento Report. Get the Sacramento Report...
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The Learning Curve: School Funding Accountability Bill Is Dead for the Year
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber announces two bills aimed at reforming school funding. / Photo courtesy of the California Assembly The biggest news in California education this week is the state’s newly...
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What That Central Park Video Has to Do With San Diego
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber speaks at Voice of San Diego’s One Voice at a Time event. / Photo by Jamie Scott Lytle This post originally appeared in the May 27 Morning Report. Get the Morning Report...
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Agencies Are Updating Policies to Comply With New Use-of-Force Standards
The Chula Vista Police Department. / Photo by Sam Hodgson This post originally appeared in the June 19 Sacramento Report. Get the Sacramento Report delivered to your inbox. It’s been nearly one year...
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Sacramento Report: Reparations Bill Marches Forward
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber speaks at Voice of San Diego’s 15th Anniversary event. / Photo by Vito Di Stefano The California Constitution banned slavery in 1850 but did not prohibit slaveowners from...
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VOSD Podcast: Vaccines Are Complicating School Plans
Classrooms at Lafayette Elementary School include sanitizing stations to prevent the spread of coronavirus. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz The road back to in-person schooling is filled with some high...
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Candidates’ Take on Labor Will Shape Race for 79th Assembly District
Clockwise from top left: Akilah Weber, Leticia Munguia, Shane Parmely, Marco Contreras and Aeiramique Glass-Blake / Photos courtesy of the candidates Update: A draft version of this story was earlier...
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Scrutiny of Police Use-of-Force Law Builds
Police officers block off Fourth Avenue in downtown San Diego amid protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz This post originally appeared in the May 17...
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A Changing La Mesa Helped Fuel Akilah Weber’s Rise
Secretary of State Shirley Weber, left, swears in her daughter, Akilah Weber, to the state Assembly. / Image courtesy of the Assembly Democratic Caucus When Akilah Weber sailed to the California...
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