Was he related to some local bigwig?
I wondered about that too.
Reminds me of the only Bruce Springsteen song I like:
Highway Patrolman
“Was he related to some local bigwig?”
No, but this much is known about California Commies: Once the virtue signaling is done, they do very little follow-through. Just enough to keep something alive on paper.
This APPS system, unconstitutional as it is, was never properly implemented or subsequently funded.
There were a few very high-profile case of cops with a DA knocking on somebody’s door and asking if they could search for guns. Some idiots said yes.
It was bad press so almost all activity stopped before they ended up in court...to eventually lose.