Category: Jim Patterson

Grieving Families, Frustrated Lawmakers Protest Decision to Kill Fentanyl Bills

April 18, 2023
CaliforniaJames GallagherJim PattersonNorthern CaliforniaReginald Jones-SawyerRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUS
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California families affected by fentanyl overdose deaths joined lawmakers in front of the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 18 to protest the Assembly Public Safety Committee’s recent decision to not hear bipartisan fentanyl bills proposed by legislators. Attendees were invited to place flowers in baskets commemorating fentanyl victims, and the group said it intends…

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California Public Safety Committee Declines to Hear Fentanyl Bill AB 1058

March 28, 2023
CaliforniafentanylJim PattersonNorthern CaliforniaPolicies & ImpactsPublic SafetyRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUS
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A hearing for Assemblyman Jim Patterson’s (R-Fresno) recently introduced Assembly Bill 1058 (AB 1058), aiming to increase penalties for fentanyl dealers, was postponed indefinitely by Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), chair of the public safety committee, on Thursday, March 23. In a press conference held in Fresno March 24, Patterson decried the move while flanked…

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