Important Update
Legislative Update – February 14, 2025
As we move through the legislative session, CSLEA remains actively engaged in key policy discussions impacting law enforcement and public safety professionals. We are closely watching bill introductions, with close to 1,000 new measures already proposed and more than 1,000 still expected before the February 21 deadline.
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Working For You News
CSLEA Directors Hold 2025 First Quarter Board Meeting
Special guests include six candidates for California governor SACRAMENTO – California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) officers and directors met at CSLEA headquarters on February 11, 2025 for their first quarter board meeting. In addition to receiving updates from consultants and staff, the board had the opportunity to listen to presentations from, and ask questions […]
Welcome to Some of CSLEA’s Newest Members Currently Training at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento
WEST SACRAMENTO – The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and its affiliate the CHP-Public Safety Dispatchers Association (CHP-PSDA) extend a very warm membership welcome to eight CHP dispatchers currently training at the CHP academy in West Sacramento. The dispatchers visited with two union representatives, CHP-PSDA Vice President Victor Tovar and CSLEA Senior Counsel Andrea […]
CSLEA Welcomes 72 New Members in January
SACRAMENTO – Recognizing that joining their union is a very important decision in protecting themselves and their careers with the State of California, 72 state employees assigned to Bargaining Unit 7 became members of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) in January 2025. “After thoughtful consideration, these 72 new members recognized the importance and […]
Thirteen New 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 13 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 and CSLEA Senior Counsel Kja Harper-Gopaul […]
CSLEA and ACWO Meet with Cadets at CDFW Wildlife Academy
OROVILLE – On January 10, 2025, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Chief Counsel Kasey Clark, Association of California Wildlife Officers (ACWO) Vice President Max Roland and CSLEA Member Services Representative Marco Castro met with 25 cadets as they began their training at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Academy in Butte County. The […]
Social Security Fairness Act Signed into Law
Eliminates Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Reductions to Social Security Benefits “As State employees this is a win for many of us. As State employees assigned to Bargaining Unit 7, no Social Security deductions are taken from our paychecks, but there may have been times in our lives in which we worked at […]
News
ABC and Emeryville PD Cite Two Clerks for Selling Alcohol to Minors
EMERYVILLE – On February 5, 2025, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), along with Emeryville police officers cited two clerks for selling alcohol to minors. The citations were the result of a Minor Decoy operation in which decoys, under the age of 21 and under the direct supervision of agents, attempted to purchase alcohol from five […]
California DOJ Bureau of Forensic Services Identifies Industrial Chemical in Fentanyl in Stanislaus County
“The criminalists at California DOJ conduct forensic work that greatly assists with public safety. We are grateful to their contributions to keeping the public safe from harm.” –CSLEA President Alan Barcelona MODESTO – On February 11, 2024, the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office issued a community alert regarding seized fentanyl that criminalists at the California […]
Human Remains Found in Placer County in 1990 Identified
PLACER COUNTY – On February 10, 2025, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced the identity of human remains found in 1990 as Wendy Abrams-Nishikai. Abrams-Nishikai was last seen on October 31st, 1989, at the age of 21. Her remains were discovered off an embankment on Yankee Jims Road in Colfax, and had remained unidentified for […]
Five Arrested Following Investigation into Fraudulent Withdrawal of Benefits Designated for Low-Income Families
California Department of Social Services provided support to this investigation “Stealing money from those who need assistance and from funds created with taxpayer money is deplorable. We appreciate the work of local, state and federal law enforcement officers who conduct these operations to identify and arrest those who skim EBT and other cards to steal […]
Hunter Pleads No Contest the Illegal Take of Pronghorn Antelope
A CDFW investigation “CDFW officers work to investigate crimes and violations involving fish and wildlife, working to protect our natural resources and the declining populations of various species.” CSLEA President Alan Barcelona MODOC COUNTY – On February 5, 2025, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Modoc County District Attorney’s Office announced […]
Bidwell Mansion Arsonist Pleads No Contest
“Investigators at the state, local and federal level were paramount in identifying this individual who, under the cover of darkness, single handedly destroyed a cherished and historic mansion that simply cannot be replaced. We know there are many people who are grateful to those investigators and the outstanding work they conducted to quickly identify this […]