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One down, one to go (as to this tweet). A vote on #SB136 could come as soon as this hour.
For more on #SB136, which would end a sentencing enhancement in California that costs the state millions with no clear ties to increased safety, see this thread:
NOW: #SB136 is up for a vote now. 
That was Rep. Ash Kalra speaking in support of CA #SB136.
Republican Rep. Vince Fong spoke in opposition, as did Democratic Rep. Al Muratsuchi, who is citing prosecutors' recommendation against the bill. #SB136
"The cost of this fear-based system has just gotten to be too much," Asm. Reginald Jones-Sawyer says, noting that the talk by opponents is how we got into this mess in the first place. "We cannot let feat drive us ...."
Asm. Mike Gipson up now in support, talking about sending the money saved into programs that will help people improve their lives. "We have to start doing things differently."
Asm. Jim Cooper is up now opposing the bill. He's trouble. Despite being a Dem, he's never met a law enforcement, tough-on-crime measure he didn't love. See: sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo… #SB136
Asm. Shirley Weber is up now supporting the bill, responding to claims that this bill means the state would be going easy on domestic violence offenders. (It wouldn't.) She also talks about how the enhancement hurts poor & people of color people by building on discrimination.
Members Timothy Grayson, Lorena Gonzalez, and Rob Bonta discussed their support for the bill, noting other enhancements that remain — particularly as to domestic violence and crimes against children. #SB136
Debate is coming to a close. @Ash_Kalra is closing. "California became the incarceration capital of the world. ... It was decisions by this body" that did it, and now, "brick by brick," he says, they're working to take it apart while keeping a just foundation in place.
BREAKING: CA #SB136, removing a one-year sentencing enhancement from California law, passed the California Assembly, 41-33.
