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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...

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Lake County Record-Bee – By Mandy Feder — Managing Editor – Updated: 09/27/2011 09:10:42 PM PDT LAKE COUNTY — Steve Buchholz returned to a familiar position. He came out of retirement to serve as Interim Chief Probation Officer for Lake County. He worked for the Lake County Probation Department for more than 30 years and served as Chief...

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Lake County Record-Bee – By Mandy Feder — Managing Editor – Updated: 09/27/2011 09:10:42 PM PDT LAKE COUNTY — Steve Buchholz returned to a familiar position. He came out of retirement to serve as Interim Chief Probation Officer for Lake County. He worked for the Lake County Probation Department for more than 30 years and served as Chief...

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No employer wants to log onto the Internet and find a "loyal" employee criticizing the workplace on Facebook. That's why many employers have instituted Facebook policies. But many employers are surprised to find that in certain situations they cannot fire employees over their Facebook rants. Why? Federal law protects "concerted activity" by employees. "Concerted activity" is an employee...

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Criminal justice realignment, enacted via the Budget Act of 2011 and various budget trailer bills, is intended to make changes to California’s correctional system… “to stop the costly, ineffective and unsafe ‘revolving door’ of lower-level offenders and parole violators through our state prisons,” according to Governor Jerry Brown. This site contains materials for the courts, justice partners, and...