We must end discriminatory traffic stops to protect our community
SB 50 offers an opportunity to build trust, conserve police resources, and enact policies and training that are based on empirical research.
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Hyperbolic rhetoric about fentanyl stifles responsible policymaking
Distorting the policy discussion only serves the interests of those who want to keep our failed drug policies stuck in the past rather than embrace new approaches to public health...
Tough-on-crime drug criminalization doesn’t work
Almost one million lives have been lost to overdose deaths in this country since 1999; it's time to stop calling people struggling with addiction criminals and start offering them a...
Decriminalize psychedelics in California
As a former law enforcement professional and narcotics officer, it is clear to me that decriminalizing psychedelics will improve public safety in California.
I’m a retired police officer and I support smart reforms to the bail system
I spent close to 22 years as a police professional. My career encompassed many operational assignments including patrol, investigations, gangs and narcotics. I eventually retired as a division commander in...