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Sobriety checkpoints under attack in AB 1389

David Ragland, adjunct professor emeritus of epidemiology, School of Public Health | June 15, 2011

With the passage of Assembly Bill 1389 in the General Assembly and its imminent consideration by the State Senate, I feel compelled to set out a few facts that may have been lost in the discussion. The bill’s sponsor, Michael Allen (D-Santa Rosa), and other supporters of the proposal argue that the state’s sobriety checkpoint … Continue reading »