SACRAMENTO – On May 17, 2017, the Assembly Budget Committee No. 3 Resources and Transportation, chaired by Assembymember Richard Bloom, reviewed the proposed budget allocations as a result of Senate Bill 1 which created a program to fund road maintenance and other transportation and safety projects. The allocation included $1 million to establish a recruitment […]
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Things You Can Learn from a California Park Ranger
SACRAMENTO – At the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), we love when our members share with us their talents, gifts, and duties as public safety professionals for the State of California. Below is CSLEA Member, Resource Protection Peace Officers Association (RPPOA) Secretary and State Park Ranger John Geno Lucich demonstrating how easy it is […]
CSLEA Member Services Visits Conservationists in Stockton
STOCKTON – On April 17, 2017, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Services Representatives George Pina and Marco Castro visited the California Conservation Corps facility in Stockton to talk with CSLEA/Association of Conservationist Employees (ACE) Members Patrick Baker and Aaron Bayhon. “This is the second time in the past week in which our CSLEA […]
California Attorney General Seeks Pay Increase for DOJ Special Agents & Criminalists
SACRAMENTO – On April 17, 2017, Attorney General Xavier Becerra went to bat for better pay for California Department of Justice (DOJ) criminalists and special agents by personally appearing and testifying at a legislative budget committee hearing. “It is wonderful to see our new AG already in tune with the needs of our members and […]
CSLEA Visits Newly Hired Police Officers at ASH
By CSLEA Member Services Representative Jim Laughlin ATASCADERO -On April 14, 2017, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Services Representatives Chris Scrimiger and Jim Laughlin met with newly hired police officers at Atascadero State Hospital. State Hospitals operate like a small city and have a similar public safety mission that includes the safety and protection […]
State Investigators Assist with Narcotics & Firearms Investigation
OXNARD – On April 6, 2017, State investigators assigned to the Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit and the Ventura County Sheriff’s West County Street Narcotics Unit concluded a one month narcotic investigation into Jason Holmbom, 45, of Oxnard, who was allegedly selling methamphetamine to residents of Ventura County. Detectives detained Holmbom and executed a […]
CHP Public Safety Dispatcher Dedra Martin
By CSLEA/CHP-PSDA Member Dedra Martin, CHP Public Safety Dispatcher, Los Angeles Communications Center I have been employed with CHP for 18 years. I am a positive 52-year-old who has faith and will NEVER give up hope. I was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma and stage 3 invasive triple negative breast cancer three days […]
CHP Public Safety Operator Rosie Dashiell
DURING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, CSLEA IS SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON ITS PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS AND COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS! THESE BEHIND-THE-SCENES FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE A VITAL ROLE IN PUBLIC SAFETY. By CSLEA/CHP-PSDA Member Rosie Dashiell, Public Safety Operator, Los Angeles Communications Center Sixteen years ago, I was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. My immediate thought […]
State Parks Communications Operator Adam Kanthathin
SACRAMENTO – When California State Parks Communications Operator Adam Kanthathin answered an incoming call to 911 on April 4, 2017, he had no idea who needed help on the other end of the line. It turns out, for Kanthathin, just two months on the job at the State Parks Northern California Communication Center, the call […]
CHP Public Safety Dispatcher Christine Johnson, A9706
DURING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, CSLEA IS SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON ITS PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS AND COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS! THESE BEHIND-THE-SCENES FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE A VITAL ROLE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE. By CSLEA/CHP-PSDA Member Christine Johnson, Public Safety Dispatcher, Los Angeles Communications Center LOS ANGELES – Wait !!! Say what ? 10-9. Doctor your […]
