Nation State of Play Podcast EPISODE NOTESPresident of the California District Attorneys Association and El Dorado County DA Vern Pierson joins us to discuss a pending bill that would dramatically impact public safety throughout California. DA Pierson explains how a...
California Assembly Bill 3234 is a threat to public safety and victim’s rights. It has been rushed through the legislative process without allowing for public comment or careful consideration. “The District Attorney’s Office has long supported...
Students are escorted off campus after a shooting occurred around 7:30 at Saugus high in Santa Clarita, Nov. 14, 2019. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG.) Understandably, we will hear a call to action in response to the shooting that left two young...
Photograph by David Becker—Getty In the wake of the recent atrocities in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton, Gov. Gavin Newsom convened a meeting of law enforcement and others and called for action. “Failure to act on gun violence is a damn disgrace,” he said. Given the...
