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August 2025

President’s Message

July 28, 2025

Imagine being on the same call as your cover officer and both of you are injured, only to discover that they receive full benefits while you’re left with a reduced benefit — simply because of a different Penal Code (PC) 830 subsection. This glaring inequity, rooted in California’s fragmented peace officer classifications, undermines our profession’s unity and strength. California PC Section 830 has always been an issue for law enforcement. Read More

Protecting Natural Resources and Preserving Public Safety

July 28, 2025

An 11-year veteran of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Fish and Game Lieutenant Specialist Trevor Pell is assigned as a Restricted Species Lieutenant in the Special Operations Unit. He is also the president of the Association of California Wildlife Officers, an affiliate of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA). Read More

Keeping Campuses and Communities Safe

July 28, 2025

Corporal Wade Stern has been a police officer at the University of California, Riverside, for 23 years. For the past six years, he has also served as president of the Federated University Police Officers’ Association, which represents more than 350 police officers and sergeants within the University of California Police Department system. Furthermore, he has served as a PORAC director for the Statewide Chapter since 2020. Read More

Investigating and Preventing Medicaid Fraud

July 28, 2025

In this new series of profiles, we spotlight the wide variety of California peace officer classifications that are defined under Penal Code Section 830 and represented by PORAC. A peace officer for a total of 13 years, Investigator Robert Musso has more than six years of experience at the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), which is designated by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as the state agency tasked with administering Medicaid in California. Read More

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