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Assembly questions AG on Arrive Together rollout, data and funding stability
Summary
Members pressed the Attorney General on Arrive Together and community crisis response teams, funding awards, dashboard transparency and whether social‑worker models or co‑response models leave police unsupported. AG said Arrive operates in 21 counties, 8,000 cases are logged and about $20 million a year funds the program.
Lawmakers pressed the Attorney General for details about Arrive Together and statewide crisis‑response efforts housed in the Office of Alternative and Community Responses.
Assembly members described field concerns that in some jurisdictions social‑worker‑led responses are arriving and leaving before situations are resolved, creating additional burden on police. The Attorney General said Arrive is voluntary and that implementation varies by community: "Take the traditional Arrive Together model ... they're arriving together ... in a plain clothes officer, mental‑health professional, unmarked car. They are resolving the scene together."
AG said the Arrive Together dashboard lists roughly 8,000 cases to date and that the program reports zero injuries in its cases. He said the department can provide detailed jurisdictional data and that training requirements — including a 40‑hour Crisis Intervention Team course for law‑enforcement participants — are part of program rollout and oversight. He named Tiffany Wilson as the staff contact for follow‑up on implementation issues.
On funding, the AG said the governor's budget proposes Arrive at under $20 million annually out of the state's broader budget, and that the department has identified about $50 million in reductions overall to meet that year's fiscal targets, some of which reflect one‑time items or transfers to other agencies. The AG offered to provide the committee a list of the community crisis response awards and other program details through the chair.
