Government
Aug. 26, 2022
Bob Hertzberg makes one last assault cash bail
The Van Nuys Democrat’s SB 262 was taken off the Assembly’s inactive file. If passed, it would demand the Judicial Council to revise the bail schedule by next year and require courts to “conduct an inquiry into the arrestee’s ability to pay” before requiring cash bail.
In the closing days of his long career in the California Legislature, Sen. Robert Hertzberg is flinging one final harpoon at his white whale: the state’s cash bail system.
On Tuesday, the Van Nuys Democrat’s SB 262 was taken off the Assembly’s inactive file. If passed, it would demand the Judicial Council to revise the bail schedule by next year and require courts to “conduct an inquiry into the arrestee’s ability to pay” before requiring ...
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