"The Save Willy Act would establish a 'whale desk' at San Francisco's Coast Guard station, creating a centralized place for whale sightings to be reported and mariners to be alerted, helping large ships avoid collisions."
"Ship strikes are a leading cause of death for whales. Last year was especially deadly for whales in and around the San Francisco Bay, with more ship-killed whales than usual being found."
"The state's Judicial Council cites Washington and New York as other states that both prohibit civil arrests in state court facilities and collects data of civil arrests."
"The goal of this data is to increase transparency, and to provide more information to the state's judiciary so that they can assess the impacts these arrests are having on people's ability to access courts and justice."
The Save Willy Act, introduced by Rep. Sam Liccardo, seeks to establish a 'whale desk' at San Francisco's Coast Guard station for reporting whale sightings. This initiative aims to prevent ship strikes, a leading cause of whale mortality. Last year saw an increase in ship-killed whales in the San Francisco Bay, with gray whale populations not recovering from die-offs. Additionally, California's Judicial Council will decide on data collection for civil arrests in courthouses, addressing concerns over federal immigration arrests affecting access to justice.
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