This month, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced SB576, which would require jury commissioners to collect demographic data from all prospective jurors — information that would be publicly available.
“I’ve seen firsthand the impact that the racial composition of a jury can have,” said Wiener, a former deputy city attorney and city supervisor. “In order to address this challenge, we need to have good data. Let’s collect that data, see how deep the problem is and then we can move forward with a solution.”