Peace and Freedom Party of California
Legislative Committee
Kevin Akin, Riverside; Mary Lou Finley, San Diego; Ernesto Huerta, Los Angeles; Dave Kadlecek, Vice Chair, Sacramento; Tom Lacey, San Francisco; John Reiger, Chair, Sacramento; Alice Stek, Los Angeles; C. T. Weber, Legislative Liaison, Sacramento.
March 12, 2026
Honorable Senator Scott Weiner
1021 O Street, Suite 8620
Sacramento, CA 95814
Subject: SB 1004 (Weiner): Law enforcement; masks. Support.
Dear Senator Weiner,
The Peace and Freedom party of California supports this common sense measure to reestablish public trust in law enforcement officers by restricting the use of face masks by police officers in the performance of their duties. All California law enforcement agencies will be required to have, and publically post, policies on the use of facial coverings. We recognize that this measure provides some exemptions where facial coverings are absolutely necessary for health and safely reasons.
The current use of facial coverings by some police officers has resulted in well documented abuse of power incidents. That is the unsurprising result of the anonymity and loss of personal responsibility facial covering can provide.
We are pleased to note that this bill applies to sworn officers from all law enforcement agencies in California, and to officers from other states and the federal government while operating in California.
For these and other reasons we support SB 1004 and urge all legislators to vote for this bill. To learn more, please contact me at 916-207-4595 or
Sincerely,
John C. Reiger
Chair, Legislative Committee
Peace and Freedom Party
