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Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, left, and Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, center, listen as proponents speak in support of their bills that would generally bar state agencies from denying licenses to an applicant because of prior arrests or convictions for nonviolent offenses, during a news conference, Monday, April 23, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Advocates say, that if approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor, the measures could help nearly eight million Californians get licenses so they could work jobs including barbers, cosmetologists, ambulance attendants or providing care to the elderly, ill or those with disabilities. At right is Rebecca Gonzales, of the National Association of Social Workers, who supports that bills. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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