JohnRich 4 #1 April 26, 2009 News:Many Contra Costa crooks won't be prosecuted Misdemeanors such as assaults, thefts and burglaries will no longer be prosecuted in Contra Costa County because of budget cuts, the county's top prosecutor said Tuesday... District Attorney Robert Kochly also said that beginning May 4, his office will no longer prosecute felony drug cases involving smaller amounts of narcotics. People who are suspected of misdemeanor drug crimes, break minor traffic laws, shoplift, trespass or commit misdemeanor vandalism will also be in the clear. Those crimes won't be prosecuted, either... The changes are needed to help eliminate a $1.9 million budget deficit in the district attorney's office for this fiscal year. By month's end, six deputy district attorneys will be laid off, and 11 more will have to be let go by the end of the year...Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2009%2F04%2F21%2FBAK9176EGO.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 April 26, 2009 QuoteNews:Many Contra Costa crooks won't be prosecuted Misdemeanors such as assaults, thefts and burglaries will no longer be prosecuted in Contra Costa County because of budget cuts, the county's top prosecutor said Tuesday... District Attorney Robert Kochly also said that beginning May 4, his office will no longer prosecute felony drug cases involving smaller amounts of narcotics. People who are suspected of misdemeanor drug crimes, break minor traffic laws, shoplift, trespass or commit misdemeanor vandalism will also be in the clear. Those crimes won't be prosecuted, either... The changes are needed to help eliminate a $1.9 million budget deficit in the district attorney's office for this fiscal year. By month's end, six deputy district attorneys will be laid off, and 11 more will have to be let go by the end of the year...Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2009%2F04%2F21%2FBAK9176EGO.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea Sounds more like extortion.... either give us the money in a levy... ot this is whatyou get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #3 April 26, 2009 QuoteQuoteNews:Many Contra Costa crooks won't be prosecuted Misdemeanors such as assaults, thefts and burglaries will no longer be prosecuted in Contra Costa County because of budget cuts, the county's top prosecutor said Tuesday... District Attorney Robert Kochly also said that beginning May 4, his office will no longer prosecute felony drug cases involving smaller amounts of narcotics. People who are suspected of misdemeanor drug crimes, break minor traffic laws, shoplift, trespass or commit misdemeanor vandalism will also be in the clear. Those crimes won't be prosecuted, either... The changes are needed to help eliminate a $1.9 million budget deficit in the district attorney's office for this fiscal year. By month's end, six deputy district attorneys will be laid off, and 11 more will have to be let go by the end of the year...Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2009%2F04%2F21%2FBAK9176EGO.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea Sounds more like extortion.... either give us the money in a levy... ot this is whatyou get. absolutely agreed - how many times do you hear the local politicians threaten to cut fire, education, police if they don't get more taxes. Yet not mention deleting highway adornment, bike paths, or other things of lesser priorities to balance the same budgets ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #4 April 26, 2009 Careful... that could start a bad precedent... of agreeing with me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #5 April 26, 2009 Quote absolutely agreed - how many times do you hear the local politicians threaten to cut fire, education, police if they don't get more taxes. Yet not mention deleting highway adornment, bike paths, or other things of lesser priorities to balance the same budgets Example... I work for a school district that was trying to pass a referendum. They took the high road and didn't "threaten" to cut programs or close schools... the levy failed! One year later, they tried again. This time, they cut programs, threatened to close "key" schools, and increased class sizes. There was a public outcry and the levy overwhelmingly passed. Unfortunately, Bill, this process is effective. What’s even scarier is that "Negative Political Campaigning" is also extremely effective. Hmmmm!Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryzflies 0 #6 April 26, 2009 www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://jimgallup.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ccc-home-med-vs-inc-med-thru-12081.jpg&imgrefurl=http://jimgallup.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/median-income-meet-median-home-price/&usg=__1FjJTX8QzSeOGQIY_fY1SrI1Igc=&h=480&w=701&sz=44&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=4etqpMMCxwqORM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcontra%2Bcosta%2Bcounty%2Bmedian%2Bincome%26hl%3Den Take a look at house values in CC County! I expect they all feel poor.If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
