Will Matthews (@willcmatthews) 's Twitter Profile
Will Matthews

@willcmatthews

Comms for @safeandjust. Native Oaklander. #Prop47 #CJReform #JustSafe

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calendar_today05-04-2009 14:56:55

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Californians for Safety and Justice (@safeandjust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Let’s reveal the truth about #Prop36 by highlighting the deception & misinformation pushed by the initiative’s proponents. ❌ Stop cuts to successful mental health, drug treatment & rehab programs! ❌Stop the prison spending scam! ❌#VoteNoOnProp36 StopProp36.com

Will Matthews (@willcmatthews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Irvine Police Department cleared just 8 percent of the crimes reported to it in 2023, according to data the department itself provided to the state DOJ.

Californians for Safety and Justice (@safeandjust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“With all the money we saved not incarcerating folks, we funded an entire Prop. 47-mandated infrastructure of treatment and anti-recidivism stuff — which does help people — which will likely be gutted if Prop. 36 passes.” latimes.com/politics/newsl…

“With all the money we saved not incarcerating folks, we funded an entire Prop. 47-mandated infrastructure of treatment and anti-recidivism stuff — which does help people — which will likely be gutted if Prop. 36 passes.”

latimes.com/politics/newsl…
Californians for Safety and Justice (@safeandjust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tinisch Hollins on KTVU speaking on #Prop36 “Unfortunately P36 does not increase access to treatment. It doesn’t increase access to support for people. In fact it does the exact opposite - it will DEFUND the programs that we rely on right now Full vid: ktvu.com/video/1530661

Californians for Safety and Justice (@safeandjust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"This measure might be a great job protection program for the California prison guards union, which is among those behind this measure, but it’s not good policymaking." ocregister.com/2024/10/11/end…

Californians for Safety and Justice (@safeandjust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“At a time when we should be doubling down on strategies we know work to prevent crime and keep our communities safe, Proposition 36 is asking us to defund them and instead use that money on strategies recent history teaches us don’t work.” dailynews.com/2024/10/13/pro…

“At a time when we should be doubling down on strategies we know work to prevent crime and keep our communities safe, Proposition 36 is asking us to defund them and instead use that money on strategies recent history teaches us don’t work.”

dailynews.com/2024/10/13/pro…
Californians for Safety and Justice (@safeandjust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The system is sick, and in order for the system to heal, you need to have people who are experiencing the problems, to help solve the problems.” oaklandside.org/2024/10/21/tra…

“The system is sick, and in order for the system to heal, you need to have people who are experiencing the problems, to help solve the problems.”

oaklandside.org/2024/10/21/tra…
Isaac G. Bryan (@ib2_real) 's Twitter Profile Photo

They funded Prop 36 to convince us that people stealing deodorant were getting off too easy so we wouldn’t notice the real crimes.

Will Matthews (@willcmatthews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’d be impossible for me to have more respect for Rob than I already did, so I will say this decision aligns with the enormous amount of integrity I’ve always known him to posses. Thank you, Robert Greene, for your extraordinary service to our state and our democracy

Robert Greene (@robrtgreene) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My thoughts on the last minute non-endorsement endorsement that prompted me to quit the Los Angeles Times after 18 years: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Californians for Safety and Justice (@safeandjust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“A new report released by the Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice on Thursday finds that despite the huge increases in police funding, departments are solving fewer crimes than ever. The report claims the real crisis is lack of police efficiency.” abc7news.com/post/report-fi…

“A new report released by the Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice on Thursday finds that despite the huge increases in police funding, departments are solving fewer crimes than ever. The report claims the real crisis is lack of police efficiency.”

abc7news.com/post/report-fi…
Californians for Safety and Justice (@safeandjust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“While the approval of Proposition 36 and the loss of two reform-minded district attorneys are setbacks, a broader outlook suggests public opinion still favors a more even-handed approach to criminal justice and opportunities for rehabilitation.” latimes.com/opinion/story/…

“While the approval of Proposition 36 and the loss of two reform-minded district attorneys are setbacks, a broader outlook suggests public opinion still favors a more even-handed approach to criminal justice and opportunities for rehabilitation.”

latimes.com/opinion/story/…
Greg Moran (@gregmoran) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“We need police who are willing and able to arrest people ….” Quiet part out loud. Cops decided they were not going to enforce existing law. Cops don’t get to decide that, to conclude penalties aren’t harsh enough. And, here we are. Source: Axios search.app/vQ3xd4o8KEv88K…

Last Dive Bar 🏟 (@lastdivebar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s almost too hard to believe. That in 2024…the final year in Oakland, #24 would no longer be with us. He was and will always be the greatest of all time. Absolutely heartbroken. Can almost hear the voice of God, Roy Steele calling him home. #24ever

It’s almost too hard to believe. That in 2024…the final year in Oakland, #24 would no longer be with us. He was and will always be the greatest of all time. Absolutely heartbroken. 

Can almost hear the voice of God, Roy Steele calling him home. 

#24ever
Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In this crisis, I'm struck by how much better every L.A. media outlet -- right populists KFI, left-liberal KCRW and KPCC, the L.A, Times, KTLA, KCAL and more -- are performing than X, save for very high information consumers who can most easily separate the idiocy from the gems.

Assemblymember Nick Schultz (@asmnickschultz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today I am proud to introduce AB 321, which empowers judges in criminal cases to review a prosecutor's charging decision at all stages of a case, ensuring that charges reflect the individual's conduct fairly. Thank you to San Francisco Public Defender's Office and Californians for Safety and Justice for your support! #AB321

Today I am proud to introduce AB 321, which empowers judges in criminal cases to review a prosecutor's charging decision at all stages of a case, ensuring that charges reflect the individual's conduct fairly.

Thank you to <a href="/sfdefender/">San Francisco Public Defender's Office</a> and <a href="/safeandjust/">Californians for Safety and Justice</a> for your support!

#AB321
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“Those firefighters would go out to tackle the huge blazes that have repeatedly hit California over the past decade. They worked alongside Cal-Fire crews. But they earned a tiny fraction of what their free-world colleagues were earning.” ocregister.com/2025/01/26/pri…

“Those firefighters would go out to tackle the huge blazes that have repeatedly hit California over the past decade. They worked alongside Cal-Fire crews. But they earned a tiny fraction of what their free-world colleagues were earning.”

ocregister.com/2025/01/26/pri…
Elex Michaelson (@elex_michaelson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Prop. 36 tried to create a solution for a problem that didn't exist...voters were gaslighted." Tinisch Hollins of Californians for Safety & Justice points to new data from CA's DOJ that shows property crimes at historic lows in 2024...BEFORE Prop. 36 was passed. 70% of