PORAC evaluates candidates and issues each election cycle and votes to support or oppose initiatives and to endorse candidates or incumbents in the Legislature. We often conduct personal interviews. Read More
PORAC Voter Guide 2018
PORAC evaluates candidates and issues each election cycle and votes to support or oppose initiatives and to endorse candidates or incumbents in the Legislature. We often conduct personal interviews. Read More
RIPA Advisory Board Oath of Office
PORAC President Elect Brian Marvel taking the oath of office for the RIPA Board. Second picture is Brian with Co-Chairs Pastor Ben McBride and Chief Ed Medrano along with Nancy Beninati from DOJ. Read More
Rebuilding Trust After Tragedy
TERRY McHALE Vice President MICHELE CERVONE Account Manager Marketplace Communications The unfathomable has now become a harsh new reality for law enforcement in America. On Thursday, July 7, our […] Read More
A Breakdown of New Gun Laws
Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC On June 30, the Legislature sent a series of firearm-related bills to the Governor’s desk. Much of […] Read More
FIREARMS LEGISLATION
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
AB 1135 (Levine) – Firearms: assault weapons.
This bill redefines “assault weapon” to include a firearm with a detachable magazine that can be removed readily with the use of a tool.
This bill requires that owners of these newly defined “assault weapons,” prior to January 1, 2017, to register the firearm online at DOJ. There will be a fee of up to, but no more than, $15 to register the firearm. Read More
Primary Results and Pending Legislation
CAPITOL BEAT Primary Results and Pending Legislation AARON READ AND RANDY PERRY Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC The late, great Congressman Tip O’Neill said that all politics is […] Read More
LEGISLATIVE DAY on May 3rd
The annual Legislative Day at the State Capitol is an opportunity for PORAC’s leadership to meet and strategize with decision makers who support law enforcement issues and work on legislation […] Read More
Legislative Day Priorities
Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC On May 3, PORAC leaders walked the halls of the State Capitol to meet face-to-face with policymakers […] Read More
2016 CALIFORNIA MEMORIAL CEREMONY Honoring Our Fallen Heroes
On May 1 and 2, officers, families and law enforcement supporters from across the state gathered at the Capitol in Sacramento for the 40th annual California Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony. […] Read More
Trust and Transparency
Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC Highly anticipated Senate Bill 1286 was heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, April 12. […] Read More
PORAC Opposes H.R. 699 / E-Mail Privacy Act
On behalf of the Peace Officers Research Association of California (“PORAC”), the
nation’s largest statewide public safety association, representing over 66,000 members in
California and Nevada, I write to oppose H.R. 699, the “the Email Privacy Act,” which seeks to
update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”) for the digital age.
PORAC supports reforming ECPA and acknowledges the need for renewing this
outdated law, but H.R. 699 is not the answer. The ability to access electronic communications is
critical for law enforcement to ensure public safety efficiently and effectively. As written, H.R.
699 places an undue burden on law enforcement’s ability to gather digital evidence, providing Read More
Bill Introduction
AARON READ AND RANDY PERRY Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC A remarkable 2,100 bills were introduced at the 2016 legislative deadline. That brings the 2015–2016 session to a […] Read More
New PAC Reporting and Disclaimer Requirements
2016 Election Year Update New PAC Reporting and Disclaimer Requirements By Diane M. Fishburn, Lacey E. Keys and Emily A. Andrews Olson, Hagel & Fishburn LLP Time for a […] Read More
The Real Story: AB 953 and AB 71 Explained
Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC Tensions brought forth by high-profile incidents throughout the country have many groups calling for changes to the […] Read More
Reed/DeMaio Initiative Cleared for Signature Gathering
Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC Picture it. Decisions about your retirement future and security made by a disillusioned and misinformed electorate. Employer contributions […] Read More
Governor Takes Action on Hundreds of Bills
Aaron Read and Randy Perry Legislative Advocates Aaron Read & Associates, LLC The first half of the 2015-16 legislative session drew to a close at midnight on October 11, […] Read More
Legislature Recesses for 2015
After midnight on Friday, September 11, the Legislature wrapped up its work for the first half of the 2015-16 legislative session. As usual, both houses saved the most hotly debated […] Read More
Gov. Brown, veto these 5 bills!
The Legislature sent a pile of bills to Gov. Jerry Brown for his blessing this month, when it wrapped up its regular session for the year. If history is any guide, Brown will sign most of them, reserving his veto for only a few stinkers. These five bills ought to be among the rejects because they could cause real harm to the state and its inhabitants: Read More
New initiative would end California death penalty
The proposal would strike death as a possible punishment from the state’s Penal Code, substituting life imprisonment without parole where state law currently allows for the death penalty. Its proponent, actor Mike Farrell, would have 180 days from when the secretary of state’s office enters the measure into circulation to collect 365,880 signatures. Read More