The gathering for TimeDone Day celebrated California’s emergence as a national leader in automatic record clearance, with advocates saying more than 18 million criminal records have been cleared under legislation enacted in recent years. Approximately 90% of Californians with a criminal record are now eligible for some form of record relief, much of it automatically and without cost. “And then they put an R on the back of it, rehabilitation,” Clark continued. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, connected record clearance to California’s broader debate over affordability, incarceration and public safety. “And even after completing their sentence, for many Californians, having a criminal record often creates barriers that bar them securing housing and employment.”