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The cloud is the "it" thing for business lately. You hear and read about it constantly.

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September 29, 2011 - by RICHARD GONZALES California is days away from launching a dramatic shift in the way it handles criminal offenders: Starting in October, the state will redirect tens of thousands of nonviolent felons away from state prisons to local facilities. The state’s plan is called “realignment.” It shifts certain functions from the state to the counties,...

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On September 27, 2011, Judge Richard Seeborg of the United States District Court, Northern District of California, issued his long awaited ruling on San Francisco’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Holding that the plaintiffs had "adequately alleged an intent and desire to engage in conduct that is prohibited by the ordinances but which they contend is...

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New York, NY: City police officers are to cease making misdemeanor marijuana arrests in cases where the contraband was not displayed in public view, according to an internal order issued late last week by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and reported by the New York Post . Although simple marijuana possession is a noncriminal violation in New York, police...

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An agreement would give the United Nations a site for a new building and allow the city to finish an East River esplanade. Continued here: United Nations and New York City Seek Land Deal

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THE POSITION – The Assistant Public Defender is an executive manager who is an integral member of the Public Defenders dynamic management team. The Assistant Public Defender assists in the administration and direction of the Office of the Public Defender and participates in critical decision-making with regard to case-related and client related issues, provides a defense voice in...

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Groups File Spurious Petition to Protect Nevada Bears The rest is here: Groups File Spurious Petition to Protect Nevada Bears

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The link below to the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office web page on Public Safety Realignment.  The web page there contains some very helpful information and documents you can download in PDF format including some excellent charts. http://defender411.us/pfo9F9 See the original post: Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office – Public Safety Realignment Information

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Visalia Times-Delta – by David Castellon Officials with Tulare County’s sheriff’s and probation departments say they’ll be ready to take on extra inmates and parolees from the state after California’s public safety realignment plan begins Oct. 1 That plan involves hiring 52 additional staff in Tulare County jails as well as hiring new probation officers — four of...

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The Daily Iowan – by Eric Moore – September 28, 2011 The state may have to spend upwards of $50,000 to retry homicide suspect Charles William Curtis Thompson, according to a former head of the Public Defender’s Office for Johnson County. Sixth District Judge Sean McPartland approved the defense’s motion for mistrial Tuesday, following a failure of the...