Posts Tagged: California Police Chiefs Association

Bill banning police dogs in arrests and crowd control gets next test

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by BY BRIAN JOSEPH posted 04.20.2023

The bill, which would not ban the use of police K-9s for search and rescue or narcotics or explosive detection, is explicitly intended to address law enforcement’s long-standing use of dogs on people of color.

Hunting for a job — with a felony

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by CHUCK MCFADDEN posted 05.16.2017

Should someone convicted of a felony have to admit that on the first application for a job? Several Democratic lawmakers don’t think so. They are pushing a bill that would prohibit a public or private employer from asking a prospective employee, on an initial application for employment, if they had been convicted of a crime .