Tori Verber Salazar's guest appearances

Tori Verber Salazar

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Everyday Injustice

Nancy Skinner

John Burris

Kim Foxx

Chesa Boudin

George Gascón

Diana Becton

Cory Booker

Pete Buttigieg

Adam Schiff

Amy Klobuchar

Elizabeth Warren

Lateefah Simon

Joe Gonzales

Mike Schmidt

Franky Carrillo

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In 2020, San Joaquin District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar made headlines when she resigned from the California District Attorney Association (CDAA) after noting the organization has been opposing criminal justice reform for many years.While that action was notable enough, it was even more so because Verber Salazar is not a progressive liberal like much of the reform movement instead she is a lifelong Republican in a relatively conservative county.In a 2020 interview with the Vanguard, Salazar noted the CDAA’s opposition to Proposition 47, which cleaned up past criminal histories and felony convictions and changed the law where a person could steal up to $950 and get away with a misdemeanor (two separate parts of the same proposition), and Proposition 64, which legalized marijuana.Her interview with Everyday Injustice she explained her support for reforms and the need to find a balance between protecting the public and opposing mass incarceration.

In 2020, San Joaquin District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar made headlines when she resigned from the California District Attorney Association (CDAA) after noting the organization has been opposing criminal justice reform for many years. While that action was notable enough, it was even more so because Verber Salazar is not a progressive liberal like much of the reform movement instead she is a lifelong Republican in a relatively conservative county. In a 2020 interview with the Vanguard, Salazar noted the CDAA’s opposition to Proposition 47, which cleaned up past criminal histories and felony convictions and changed the law where a person could steal up to $950 and get away with a misdemeanor (two separate parts of the same proposition), and Proposition 64, which legalized marijuana. Her interview with Everyday Injustice she explained her support for reforms and the need to find a balance between protecting the public and opposing mass incarceration.

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 126: San Joaquin DA Tori Verber Salazar – Conservative Reformer

As California ballot measure campaigns heat up, CalMatters reporter Laurel Rosenhall joins Marisa and Scott to discuss her story about the ballot endorsements of Alice Huffman, the California NAACP President who is also a professional campaign consultant. Then, San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar joins to discuss her family's law enforcement background, the barriers to reform among prosecutors, the new progressive Prosecutors Alliance of California, and her thoughts on Proposition 20.

As California ballot measure campaigns heat up, CalMatters reporter Laurel Rosenhall joins Marisa and Scott to <a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2020/09/california-naacp-president-helps-corporate-ballot-measure-campaigns/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">discuss her story about the ballot endorsements</a> of Alice Huffman, the California NAACP President who is also a professional campaign consultant. Then, San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar joins to discuss her family's law enforcement background, the barriers to reform among prosecutors, the new progressive <a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/11838062/progressive-das-form-new-alliance-to-push-criminal-justice-reform-in-california" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prosecutors Alliance of California</a>, and her thoughts on Proposition 20.

Tori Verber Salazar: The Central Valley District Attorney Pushing for Criminal Justice Reform