San Jose’s Democratic Assemblyman Ash Kalra was looking for a state lawmaker across the aisle with criminal justice experience to support a criminal justice reform bill earlier this month when he reached out to Jordan Cunningham.
Cunningham — a former prosecutor now working in defense — has gained a reputation as ... Read More
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On May 22, two people allegedly involved in a sex-trafficking case were sentenced to nearly a year in San Luis Obispo County Jail after pleading no contest in April to a felony kidnapping.
Nikko Anaya, 20, and Brianna Morales, 24, were among four co-defendants—the other two were Fabio Silveira and Elijah ... Read More
The State Assembly passed a bill today to prohibit smart speakers and manufacturers from collecting voice recordings without a user’s consent.
Assembly Bill 1395, authored by Jordan Cunningham, states that any “actual recordings or transcriptions” retained by a manufacturer or third party would be ... Read More
By Jordan Cunningham, Special to CALmatters
The Cunningham household recently added a family member, a system of interconnected smart speakers that goes by the name “Alexa.”
Alexa is pretty helpful around the house. She plays the news or classic rock when I make breakfast. She reminds my kids ... Read More
The California Police Chiefs Association has named Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham Legislator of the Year.
Cunningham’s office made the announcement in a press release Wednesday.
“The Police Chiefs Association is one of the most respected criminal justice advocacy organizations in the state,” said Cunningham. “I am honored to have their support, and look forward ... Read More
California keeps making privacy headlines for its trailblazing California Consumer Privacy Act(“CCPA”), set to take effect January 1, 2020, but there is another set of privacy bills making its way through the California state legislature, ... Read More
Anti-Eavesdropping Act, which would limit storing of recordings, passes first committee
A bill making its way through the California Legislature would prohibit makers of smart home speakers from saving or storing recordings without users’ explicit consent.
The Anti-Eavesdropping Act, which cleared its first committee Wednesday, would also ban smart ... Read More
THANKS, ASSEMBLYMAN CUNNINGHAM
Although we don’t always agree with Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham’s policy preferences, we want to thank him for working to “close the loophole” in current laws that fail to hold police officers and other public officials accountable for sexual harassment and assault.
As we have seen too often, those who ... Read More
A Central Coast legislator has introduced a bill he says will close a legal “loophole” that may have helped a Paso Robles police sergeant under investigation for sexual assault dodge criminal charges and quietly resign.
Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, a Republican who represents San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties, introduced ... Read More
Citing the imminent closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham is urging the federal government to consider leasing locations off the Central Coast for development of offshore wind energy production.
Cunningham, a Republican representing San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties in the 35th Assembly District, ... Read More