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Gutted in the Dark: How an Opaque Committee Decision Betrayed California's Fight Against Drunk Driving

A California Senate committee, led by Senator Sabrina Cervantes, gutted a major DUI reform bill that would have required ignition interlock devices for all convicted offenders, a move that has left victims' families in despair. This opaque, last-minute decision to weaken a life-saving measure, championed by grieving parents like Kellie Montalvo, represents a profound failure of leadership and a shocking betrayal of public trust in the fight against preventable drunk driving deaths.