Assemblymember Tina McKinnor and Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, members of the California Legislative Black Caucus, have joined other lawmakers and criminal justice reform advocates to unveil the #SmartSolutions Public Safety Policy Platform, a package of 30 bills that addresses the top concerns of retailers, retail workers, the fentanyl crisis, and support for victims and survivors of crime.
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor opposes Assembly Bill 1990, which allows warrantless arrests for shoplifting offenses. She calls it bad for black and brown folks.
Proposition 1 barely passed with less than one percentage point of the vote, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two major bills for housing and mental health treatment for the homeless, and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the Department of Justice has charged three people accused of organizing "smash-and-grab style thefts" at high-end retail stores.
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media California Legislative Black Caucus introduces a 14-bill reparations package at the State Capitol on Feb.