Davis Vanguard

California Senate Setback for AB 1380 Bill Supporting Incarcerated Firefighters

Co-sponsors of AB 1380 continue to express their disappointment but vowed to keep pushing. Tania Vargas, executive director of Initiate Justice Action, and Mayra Lombera, chief policy officer for the Michelson Center for Public Policy, said AB 1380 was “a transformative bill that would have strengthened public safety through job creation” and that blocking it “squandered a common-sense chance to honor their service and strengthen our fire response.”