A coalition of California district attorneys police business leaders and crime victims will hold a news conference on Tuesday March 30 at 11:00 a.m. PST to express their strong opposition to SB 82 a bill that would downgrade some felony robberies to misdemeanor charges of petty theft.

I have spent my entire 30-year career in law enforcement as a deputy district attorney a deputy attorney general and since 2006 as the elected district attorney of El Dorado County. It saddens me to see the rule of law get weaker and weaker every day.

California Assembly Bill 3234 is a threat to public safety and victim’s rights. It has been rushed through the legislative process without allowing for public comment or careful consideration.

The PSA misrepresents the facts of the officer involved shooting death of Sacramento resident Stephon Clark in 2018.

Science Has Identified Common Threads in School Shootings. “The crisis of mass shootings and school shootings is complex… Our solutions should be grounded in science not hyperbole.”