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a key committee before a vote on the Assembly Floor. SB 937 aims to protect communities from the dangerous use of military-style weapons in immigration enforcement and crowd control scenarios.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee today and i

“No more secrecy,” said Senator Lena Gonzalez, chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, who noted the administration has detained some 650 children, 100 of them age five and younger.

Latino Legislative Caucus Chair Lena Gonzalez told reporters Wednesday the group would use “every tool” available to enforce regulations for all detention centers, even those

A law requiring disclosure of 911 calls and related records from privately-run detention centers in California would make a meaningful difference. 

A Long Beach state lawmaker is pushing legislation that would require local agencies to release 911 call records from immigration detention centers.

SACRAMENTO, CA – On June 12, 2026, Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act, to improve access to information a