California Public Safety Labor Blog: WATCH NOW: On Tuesday April 23rd, Brian Marvel, President of PORAC, Ron Lawrence, President of California Police Chiefs Association and Kathleen Mastagni Storm, Partner at Mastagni Holstedt, APC testified before the California Senate Public Safety Committee in support of SB 230

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

WATCH NOW: On Tuesday April 23rd, Brian Marvel, President of PORAC, Ron Lawrence, President of California Police Chiefs Association and Kathleen Mastagni Storm, Partner at Mastagni Holstedt, APC testified before the California Senate Public Safety Committee in support of SB 230

This critical piece of legislation leaves current use of force standards in place while creating uniform use of force policies and training standards throughout California. This bill was widely supported by law enforcement and passed out of the Public Safety Committee.

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