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Crackdown on unemployment fraud in California is "complete disaster" for some with legitimate claims

CBS News

January 14, 2021

"It's just a complete disaster. And it's a disaster that is deeply harming millions of Californians," said California State Senator Scott Wiener.

A disaster because in order to combat the fraud, Wiener says, not only were bogus accounts shut down, but so were hundreds of thousands of legitimate accounts.

California legislation targets police use of license plate readers

The Guardian

January 14, 2021

"California state senator Scott Wiener on Tuesday will introduce the License Plate Privacy act, which would require regular audits of police department’s use of such technology, ban the retention of data that is not relevant to police’s needs and restrict the sharing of any retained data.

Senator Wiener Introduces License Plate Privacy Act to Prevent Sensitive Personal Data from Being Misused by Law Enforcement

SB 210 will require immediate deletion of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) data so it will not be stored and misused

January 14, 2021

Sacramento - Today Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 210, the License Plate Privacy Act, which will prevent sensitive Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) data from being misused by law enforcement. The bill will be in print this evening and text of the legislation is available upon request.

California senator pushes to tackle state’s meth crisis with groundbreaking treatment

Queerty

January 14, 2021

"California, Democratic Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced legislation to help those trying to get off drugs. He’s authored the Recovery Incentives Act (SB110) in the face of the growing meth and opioid crisis."