BILL NUMBER:  AB 312
  VETOED	DATE: 08/05/2011




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 312 without my signature.

This bill would expand the provisions of the Ralph Civil Rights Act
to include homelessness or the perception that one is homeless,
thereby creating new private and administrative enforcement remedies.

It is undeniable that homeless people are vulnerable to
victimization, but California already has very strong civil and
criminal laws that provide sufficient protection.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.