SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The CSLEA Political Action Committee attended John Burton’s 80th Birthday Celebration in San Francisco, on Thursday, December 13. John Burton, who became Chairman of the California Democratic Party in 2006, first served in the California State Legislature as an assembly member in 1965, moving on to congress in 1975, then returning to the […]
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CSLEA Meets With State Hospital Director To Discuss Arming HPOs
In Governor Jerry Brown’s September 30, 2012 veto message for AB 2623 (a bill that would have required Department of State Hospitals to adopt and implement a policy to arm state hospital police officers), he explained his sensitivity to the unique challenges hospital police officers (HPOs) face when performing security at the state’s mental hospitals. […]
A Big Victory For One Of The Smallest Units Of Law Enforcement Officers In The State
Our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) may be meager in numbers but certainly not in might. “Our investigators with DTSC are determined and diligent,” said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona. “This is a shining example of how they work to protect our health […]
Frontline Flood Fighters
When three major storms hit Northern California in a short five day stretch and creeks, streams and rivers rose faster than most residents could have imagined, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members with the California Conservation Corps (CCC) quickly went to work. “We’re the front line of flood fighters, we’re the first line […]
POC/PERB Decision
Death knell dealt POC severance campaign: PERB judge recommends dismissal of petition 2010-03-30 “We told them this wasn’t going to fly at the very beginning,” said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona in response to an administrative law judge’s devastating ruling against the Peace Officers of California’s severance campaign. “But they still went to great expense and lengths […]
