Important Update
POST to Host Decertification Process Workshops
CSLEA Peace Officer Members,
As a courtesy, CSLEA would like to pass along some information from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). POST has announced that in collaboration with the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), it will be holding several presentations of a two-hour decertification class that covers practical information about peace officer certification and decertification [Senate Bill 2 (2021)].
Voluntary Leave Buy-Back Program Suspended for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Dear CSLEA Member,
As a courtesy, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) would like to make you aware of a decision made by the California Department of Finance and announced by CalHR last week to suspend the voluntary Leave Buy-Back Program for fiscal year 2024-2025.
2025 CSLEA Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Available
CSLEA to award eight $1,000 scholarships
Applications must be postmarked by May 31, 2025
The CSLEA Consumer Protection & Public Safety (CPPS) Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships which are available to CSLEA members, their spouses and children.
Legislative and Budget Update
Legislative and Budget Update
Before breaking for Spring Recess the week of April 14th, the Legislature cleared hundreds of bills through policy committees as part of the annual legislative process. CSLEA remains actively engaged—opposing a number of bills and strongly supporting many others that impact our members. Key issues currently on our radar include workplace surveillance, peace officer personnel records, proposals to expand drinking hours in hospitality zones, and securing adequate funding for cannabis enforcement efforts.
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We employ a staff of five attorneys. Our mission is to defend Unit 7 members in disciplinary proceedings and to enforce the collective bargaining agreement between CSLEA and the State of California.
Working For You News
Voluntary Leave Buy-Back Program Suspended for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Dear CSLEA Member, As a courtesy, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) would like to make you aware of a decision made by the California Department of Finance and announced by CalHR last week to suspend the voluntary Leave Buy-Back Program for fiscal year 2024-2025. In an email sent to department and agency […]
Dispatchers Sign Up for Union Membership at Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside
RIVERSIDE – The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), along with the CHP Public Safety Dispatchers Association (CHP-PSDA), extends a very warm welcome to the hardworking dispatchers who are currently training at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside and recently signed up for union membership. CHP-PSDA Director David Arriola conducted a new employee orientation […]
2025 CSLEA Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Available
CSLEA to award eight $1,000 scholarshipsApplications must be postmarked by May 31, 2025 The CSLEA Consumer Protection & Public Safety (CPPS) Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships which are available to CSLEA members, their spouses and children. The CSLEA Foundation plans to award eight $1,000 scholarships to assist CSLEA members with the cost of […]
CSLEA, SPPOAC and State Parks Discuss Policy Involving Potential 5150 Commitments and Transportation
SACRAMENTO – On April 4, 2025, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Chief Counsel Kasey Clark and Supervising Legal Counsel David De La Riva, along with CSLEA’s State Parks Peace Officers Association of California (SPPOAC) affiliate president, Matt Yarbrough met with Parks and Recreation Law Enforcement management staff including Alex Luscutoff and Evan Walter. The […]
CSLEA and HPAC Visit HPOs at DSH Academy
SAN LUIS OBISPO – On April 3, 2025, recently hired Hospital Police Officers were greeted by members of CSLEA’s Hospital Police Association of California (HPAC) Board of Directors at the Department of State Hospitals’ (DSH) Academy in San Luis Obispo. HPAC President Luis Jimenez and Directors Ezra Cosby (HPO at Coalinga State Hospital) and Jennifer […]
CABCA 2025 Scholarship Recipients Announced
On April 9, 2025, California Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents (CABCA) announced its scholarship awards to five students, each of them a CABCA member’s child. “The CABCA board of directors is pleased that we were able to set aside money to help our members with the cost of higher education,” said CABCA President Bryant Pender. “We […]
News
Businesses in Near-Compliance with California’s Regulations Banning the Sale of Intoxicating Hemp Products
“California ABC agents have been working consistently to see that businesses are in compliance with the regulations banning intoxicating hemp products in stores. This is in addition to their law enforcement duties enforcing alcoholic beverage and state laws as California peace officers.” CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SACRAMENTO – On May 8, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom […]
Skeletal Remains Identified in Cold Case Homicide
“It is just a matter of time before cold cases no longer exist, given the advances in science and technology, and the people who dedicate countless hours to find answers. This is a tremendous service to families and detectives in search of answers.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona HUMBOLDT COUNTY – On May 6, 2025, […]
Thousand Oaks Man Re-Arrested and Arraigned for Practicing Medicine Without a License
This case was investigated by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Health Quality Investigations Unit “California DCA investigators work to protect consumers, including those seeking medical assistance, from harm. These investigations can be complex and we thank DCA investigators for their expertise and law enforcement work.” CSLEA President Alan Barcelona VENTURA – On May 5, 2025, […]
California DOJ Assists with OIS Investigation in Manteca
MANTECA – On April 30, 2025, criminalists from the California Department of Justice responded to the scene of an officer involved shooting that happened at approximately 5:05 p.m. at the In-N-Out Burger parking lot, located at 1490 E Yosemite Avenue in Manteca. According to the Manteca Police Department, officers responded to a disturbance involving a […]
DCC Seizes More Than $2.7M in Illegal Cannabis in Orange County
“The amount of illegal cannabis cultivations and operations in California is astounding. DCC law enforcement officers are working to bust these operations as the illegal operations work against licensed operators and possibly harm consumers and the environment.” CSLEA President Alan Barcelona ORANGE COUNTY – On April 21, 2025, the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) […]
ABC Agents and Clovis PD Officers Arrest 22 During Clovis Rodeo
“It’s important during large community events that California ABC agents work with their local law enforcement partners at the venue itself and throughout the community to prevent DUI related crimes. We appreciate the typically long, night, and weekend hours that ABC agents work to help protect the public.” CSLEA President Alan Barcelona CLOVIS – On […]
