Bamby Salcedo appointed by Governor Gavin Newson to the Commission on the State of Hate

The TransLatin@ Coalition is proud to congratulate our CEO and President Bamby Salcedo for being appointed by Governor Gavin Newson to the Commission on the State of Hate. The Commission will assess data on hate crimes in California, provide resources for victims, and make policy recommendations to better protect civil rights.

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Transgender people in California are far more likely to be stopped by police due to โ€˜reasonable suspicionโ€™

The draft report, released by the state attorney general, is based on data that 58 of the stateโ€™s biggest law enforcement agencies were required to collect. It reveals that when a transgender person was stopped by police in 2021, there was almost a 50/50 chance that it wasnโ€™t for a traffic violation or some other immediately apparent infraction.

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