To say California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Site Representative Annette Medina has seen a lot of changes in the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) over the years, just might be an understatement. Medina has worked at DMV for more than two decades, first as a representative, then as an examiner and now as […]
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CSLEA Member Trent Schager Promotes To Fire Chief At Napa State Hospital
NAPA – Congratulations to California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member and former State Employed Fire Fighters Association (SEFFA) Board Member Trent Schager on his promotion to Fire Chief at Napa State Hospital. “Napa State Hospital’s gain is the SEFFA Board’s loss,” said CSLEA Senior Attorney Ryan Navarre. “Trent Schager dedicated himself to improving the […]
2016 Ballot Measure Attacking California’s Public Pensions
By Alan Barcelona CSLEA President FOP Lodge 77 President and State Trustee As was expected, it appears former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is returning with his attack on public pensions. This is a direct attack on all of us in public service and will likely come in the form of a ballot measure […]
CSLEA Sponsors and Supports Assembly Bill 611
SACRAMENTO – On February 24, 2015, Assembly Member Brian Dahle introduced Assembly Bill 611, a bill sponsored and supported by the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA). “AB 611 would authorize CSLEA members who are non-peace officer investigators at the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), to request, from the Department of Justice, access to the CURES […]
CSLEA Visits Criminalists at DOJ DNA Crime Lab in Richmond
RICHMOND – On March 18, 2015, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and its affiliate, Association of Criminalists for The Department of Justice (AC-DOJ), held a site visit and lunch for criminalists at the California Department of Justice DNA Crime Lab in Richmond. “This is a perfect opportunity for our criminalists to visit with […]
CSLEA Sponsors and Supports Senate Bill 448
SACRAMENTO – On February 25, 2015, Senator Kathleen Galgiani introduced Senate Bill 448, a bill sponsored and supported by the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association. “SB 448 would authorize many of CSLEA’s peace officer members to record conversations with the public just as the vast majority of other peace officer groups do, like police officers […]
ABC Agents Cite 410 and Arrest 22 in Statewide Shoulder Tap Operation
On the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents partnered with local law enforcement agencies to conduct their annual statewide shoulder tap decoy operation. “The goal is to reduce underage drinking, driving under the influence and overall crime on the street,” said Kevin Highbaugh, president of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control […]
ABC Presents R&R Report to Legislative Budget Committee
On March 12, 2015, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) went before the Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration & General Government to present its report on numerous issues surrounding the ABC agent vacancy rate and recruitment and retention. “It was gratifying to hear that the committee members and the […]
HHS Agency Presents Plan To Improve Law Enforcement in State Hospitals & Developmental Centers
OLES Report What’s next? On March 6, 2015, California Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) presented to the Legislature, its overdue report containing recommendations to “improve the quality and stability of law enforcement functions at both developmental centers and state hospitals” as required by Penal Code Section 830.38(c) which was added in 2014. The recommendations […]
California Department of Justice SOU Special Agents Take Down Violent Street Gangs in Oakland
OAKLAND— A five-month investigation in which California Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Agents in Special Operation Units (SOUs) teamed up with CHP and Oakland Police Officers has resulted in the takedown of an Oakland area street gang organization, including the arrest of 16 people and the seizure of 36 weapons. “We are committed to dismantling […]
