News: CCPOA California Correctional Peace Officers Association http://www.ccpoa.org/http://www.ccpoa.org/news/ en ccpoawebmaster@mindspring.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-15T00:57:30+00:00 NBC Nightly News: Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes $8.3 Billion in Cuts http://www.ccpoa.org/news/nbc_nightly_news_gov._jerry_brown_proposes_8.3_billion_in_cuts/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/nbc_nightly_news_gov._jerry_brown_proposes_8.3_billion_in_cuts/#When:00:57:30Z Video follows 30-second NBC advertisement spot. NBC report play time - 2:44.
 

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]]> General Updates 2012-05-15T00:57:30+00:00 MTA Chapter Meeting: June 30, 2012 http://www.ccpoa.org/news/mta_chapter_meeting_june_30_2012/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/mta_chapter_meeting_june_30_2012/#When:16:55:22Z  

MTA CHAPTER
STATEWIDE MEETING
JUNE 30, 2012
9 AM TO 5 PM
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
120 Nut Tree Parkway
Vacaville, CA 95687
707-451-9000
 
Mileage will be paid to the driver/owner if three or more members come in one car. Mileage claims will be reimbursed from Sacramento Headquarters. The Chapter will pay for lunch and breaks for those attending this meeting. Please notify Debbie Rollins if you plan on attending by calling 916/340-3676 or email: debbie.rollins@ccpoa.org
]]> General Updates 2012-03-26T16:55:22+00:00 CCPOA Member Alert: Airtime http://www.ccpoa.org/news/ccpoa_member_alert_airtime/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/ccpoa_member_alert_airtime/#When:20:45:06Z  

A special message to active members that may be considering the purchase of service credit often referred to as Air Time. CalPERS will be considering action that may result in an increase in the cost to you to purchase this service credit. The increase could be as much as 13%....

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]]> General Updates 2012-03-09T20:45:06+00:00 Summary of LAO Findings and Recommendations on the 2012-13 Budget http://www.ccpoa.org/news/summary_of_lao_findings_and_recommendations_on_the_2012-13_budget/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/summary_of_lao_findings_and_recommendations_on_the_2012-13_budget/#When:17:51:39Z

Proposed Organizational and Budget Changes. As part of the 2011-12 budget package, the Legislature passed budget trailer legislation that made significant changes to the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) statutory mission. Specifically, the  legislation (1) removed the peace officer status for certain OIG employees, (2) eliminated the OIG’s ability to conduct certain audits and investigations at its discretion, (3) eliminated the requirement that OIG conduct quadrennial facility operation reviews and one-year warden follow-up audits, and (4) codified in statute the OIG’s medical inspection function...

LINK - LAO.ca.gov

]]> General Updates 2012-02-27T17:51:39+00:00 2012 TB Testing http://www.ccpoa.org/news/2012_tb_testing/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/2012_tb_testing/#When:20:10:13Z The annual TB testing is being conducted in February this year as opposed to January as had been done in the past. The testing is being conducted by a State contracted medical provider.

Just a reminder of some points regarding the testing:

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]]> General Updates 2012-02-24T20:10:13+00:00 California’s top labor official quits http://www.ccpoa.org/news/californias_top_labor_official_quits/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/californias_top_labor_official_quits/#When:17:11:38Z

Amid government layoffs, budget cuts and looming contract talks, the state's top labor relations official is stepping down.

Ronald Yank told Department of Personnel Administration staff on Tuesday that he's leaving. The Brown administration, which hadn't named a successor to the key post as of late Tuesday afternoon, declined to make Yank available for an interview.

Department spokeswoman Lynelle Jolley said Yank is leaving "around the end of this month..."

LINK - SacBee.com

]]> General Updates 2012-02-22T17:11:38+00:00 MTA Chapter Statewide Meeting: March 3rd http://www.ccpoa.org/news/mta_chapter_statewide_meeting_march_3rd/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/mta_chapter_statewide_meeting_march_3rd/#When:19:34:42Z MTA Chapter Statewide Meeting on March 3rd in Salinas, CA - view the flyer below for more details and RSVP information.

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]]> General Updates 2012-02-17T19:34:42+00:00 California Supreme Court denies challenge of Senate maps http://www.ccpoa.org/news/california_supreme_court_denies_challenge_of_senate_maps/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/california_supreme_court_denies_challenge_of_senate_maps/#When:18:51:43Z

The California Supreme Court ruled today that state Senate maps drawn by a citizens commission will be used in this year's elections, despite a pending referendum to overturn them.

The issue came before the High Court after a Republican-backed group, Fairness and Accountability in Redistricting, filed more than 711,000 signatures with county elections offices in a referendum to overturn Senate maps drawn by a 14-member citizens commission.

Californians will decide the fate of the newly drawn Senate districts in November if 504,760 of the signatures are from valid voters. Legislative candidates must file and run their campaigns before then, however, so justices needed to identify district maps to be in effect immediately...

LINK - SacBee.com

]]> General Updates 2012-01-27T18:51:43+00:00 Update: Ruling in the McGowan Case http://www.ccpoa.org/news/update_ruling_in_the_mcgowan_case/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/update_ruling_in_the_mcgowan_case/#When:21:56:03Z The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled at 8:20 this morning (view the decision below) in the case of Rob McGowan. While the decision is quite complicated, and doesn’t free Rob immediately, it is an incredible victory, and presents the opportunity to get Rob home in the near future.

In a nutshell, the Court denied Rob’s appeal on the conviction, saying the appeal should be brought as an ineffective assistance of counsel claim under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 before the trial court on remand...

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View the Court Ruling/Documents (.pdf format)

]]> General Updates 2012-01-26T21:56:03+00:00 Sentence overturned for Chino prison guard http://www.ccpoa.org/news/sentence_overturned_for_chino_prison_guard/ http://www.ccpoa.org/news/sentence_overturned_for_chino_prison_guard/#When:18:37:38Z

A federal appeals court panel has overturned the sentence of a former guard convicted of abusing two shackled inmates at a Chino prison.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that 42-year-old Robert McGowan was deprived of due process when a judge relied on an inmate's allegations as the basis for the four-year sentence imposed.

McGowan has served 19 months....

LINK - SFGate.com

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