Oakland, San Diego County move to close loopholes in California s sanctuary state law
By Lisa Fernandez
Borey Peejay Ai, 40, who now lives in Oakland as a Southeast Asian prison advocate.
OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland committee has voted to support closing key loopholes in California s sanctuary law, which would essentially prevent all state agencies, including the prison system, from cooperating with and turning over immigrants to federal immigration agents.
In a unanimous vote on Thursday, members of the Oakland Rules and Legislation Committee threw their support of a state bill known as the Vision Act, or AB 937, authored by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles).
In Alameda County, there’s rarely a new sheriff in town.
Since 1986, there have been two sheriffs, and neither faced a challenger in any election. Some county residents, especially in the northwest cities of Berkeley and Oakland, want new leadership in the sheriff’s office. The current sheriff, Gregory Ahern, has been criticized for an array of problems with the county jail and is facing two class-action lawsuits brought by detainees, and a federal civil rights investigation. Critics also say his cooperation with federal immigration agents and an incident in which he sent an armored vehicle to evict activists who occupied a West Oakland home last year, show that his views are out of step with many voters.
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