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No Happy 4th of July for CSLEA members on front lines of California fires
-- Report from the Butte Lightening Complex
Between them, Office of Emergency Services Assistant Chief David Powell, Deputy State Fire Marshal Wes Cochran, and California Conservation Corps Crew Supervisor Gary Burica have dedicated more than 80 years of their lives to the protection and safety of Californians.
Burica has been with the Conservation Corps for 22 years, Cochran spent 10 years with the Manteca Fire Department before giving 24 more as a state fire marshal, and Powell’s 25 years, most with OES, include a spell as fire chief of Reedly. More... |
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Number of Corps members dispatched to No. California fires sets record
-- Governor visits Chico crews, thanks them for their assistance
More than 700 California Conservation Corps members and their Conservationist supervisors are now assisting firefighters in Northern California in the battle to contain one of the most destructive acts of Mother Nature ever in state history.
That number is now a record in the Corps’ 32-year history. More... |
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Update - CSLEA and DPA make substantial progress in negotiations
Numerous tentative agreements reached on way to new Unit 7 contract
Yesterday, June 25th, the CSLEA and DPA negotating teams particpated in the 12th session since bargaining commenced in early May. After fully vetting hundreds of proposals submitted by CSLEA and its affilaite representatives, the parties have now reached tentative agreements on numerous provisions. More... |
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COPS refuses legal defense representation for Hospital Police Officer involved in off-duty arrest
LDF coverage provide by CSLEA
On June 22, 2008, a Metropolitan State Hospital Police Officer was involved in an off-duty enforcement action which resulted in the officer's arrest for assault.
At the time of the incident, the officer was at home when his granddaughter informed he and his son that someone had just attempted to abduct her brother, the officer's grandson. More... |
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CSLEA-led coalition wins important legislative change in firefighters’ bill for its members
Imagine fighting a long and costly legal battle with the state while you are recuperating from a cancer surgery that included a long spell in the intensive care unit.
That is the reality facing CSLEA-member chief officers with the Fire and Rescue Branch at the Office of Emergency Services (OES). More... |
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Supreme Court upholds ‘cold hits’ from state DNA lab
-- Elapsed time does not violate defendant’s right
The crime was committed in 1976, but it wasn’t until 2002 when CSLEA-member Criminalists at the state’s DNA lab made a ‘cold hit’ matching Dennis Louis Nelson to the murder and rape of 19-year-old Ollie George in Sacramento County.
Was this 26-year span, however, during which time witnesses died, memories faded, and evidence was lost, unfair to Nelson’s ability to put together an adequate defense? More... |
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CSLEA notified of security breach at Department of Consumer Affairs
-- List of employees and Social Security numbers removed from work site
On June 10, at 3:30 p.m., Department of Cosumer Affairs LRO Rosemaire Duffy informed the various labor organizations representing DCA employees that a security breach had occurred on June 8th or 9th. An internal alert notifed DCA of the breach. DCA has confirmed tthe information released was the name, position number and social security number of approximately 5000 DCA employees. More... |
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June 3, 2008 Primary Election Results
This election cycle CSLEA decided to endorse in 80 legislative races for the June 3, 2008 primary. Out of the 80 candidates we endorsed 77 won their primary elections, with one that is so close a winner has yet to be determined. This would give us a winning percentage of 96.25 percent with the possibility of reaching 97. More... |
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Conduct unbecoming of peace officers!
-- Are lies and willful withholding of truthful information anyway to start a union?
Would you sign your good name to a failing enterprise built on lies, misinformation, and criminal disregard for the welfare of your fellow peace officers?
They are at it again. Having failed to get the necessary signatures the first time, Peace Officers of California (POC), a wholly owned and wholly run effort by the Fish and Game Wardens, are desperately trying to get a few more names to add to their list by a July 1 deadline. More... |
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Do you agree with the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision on the Second Amendment, which in part strikes down many municipal ordinances on handguns? |
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