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Country in albany county, new york, in philadelphia, in atlanta, dallas, who are really beginning to break ranks with the broader d. A. s associations and call for various types of reforms for the drug laws and Drug Enforcement. I think that the one of the contexts thats so important here and people so often lose sight of is that this bill, 1506, is a small effort in the state of california and in the country of the United States to try to roll back the horrendous rates of incarceration that hav...

Following a fire aboard an Ethiopian Airlines dreamliner jet. Well have more on boeings latest dreamliner nightmare. Stock a drag all day. Lets look at how were finishing the day on the street. The Dow Jones Industrials average higher at an alltime high, 15,461, and thats unchartered territory. Once again, the dow finishing at an alltime high. The nasdaq at a 13year high, 21 points higher. 3,600 now on the nasdaq. The s p 500 also finishing in unchartered waters at a new high of 1,680 even. On t...

Youre obviously part of the california district attorneys association, as we were talking before the panel began, you shared with me that your organization has previously supported a measure that mark leno brought forward to lower the punishment for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana to a misdemeanor to an infraction. In this case your organization is essentially opposed to it. What do you say to mr. Adelman and mr. Gascon . I think one of the things i want to point out is that in ter...

Were following several developing stories as you wake up this morning. The bay bridge closes in just two days to put the finishing touches on the new eastern span before it opens to the public. The fiveday closure begins wednesday night so other bay area bridges and roads will get crowded. Today u. N. Everyone inspectors will begin United Nations inspectors will begin an investigation of chemical weapons outside damascus. Independent analysts say more than 300 people died last week from toxic ga...

Who are the first people we should stop putting behind bars . Who is the people who really dont belong there . Its people whose only offense is possession of a substance to put in their own body, right . Thats the first group that needs to be let out. [applause] marty, let me ask you, youre obviously part of the california district attorneys association, as we were talking before the panel began, you shared with me that your organization has previously supported a measure that mark leno brought ...

Of less than an ounce of marijuana to a misdemeanor to an infraction. In this case your organization is essentially opposed to it. What do you say to mr. Adelman and mr. Gascon . I think one of the things i want to point out is that in terms of the changes currently taking place in californias criminal Justice System is that we have embarked on a very, very large experiment and thats called realignment. Prison population in california is going to approach by or sometime next year the federal man...

Charged with a crime. Do you agree with them [ i dont. I understand where marty is coming from. I think we have to make sure when were treating this as a misdemeanor we do have a tool to ensure that people who need treatment are going to be afforded the opportunity and are going to have treatment. I also agree with tal, not necessarily everybody that uses drugs is an addict, and not necessarily everybody who uses drugs needs to have treatment. But having said that, people that we often come in c...

Charged with a crime. Do you agree with them [ i dont. I understand where marty is coming from. I think we have to make sure when were treating this as a misdemeanor we do have a tool to ensure that people who need treatment are going to be afforded the opportunity and are going to have treatment. I also agree with tal, not necessarily everybody that uses drugs is an addict, and not necessarily everybody who uses drugs needs to have treatment. But having said that, people that we often come in c...

What do you say to mr. Adelman and mr. Gascon . I think one of the things i want to point out is that in terms of the changes currently taking place in californias criminal Justice System is that we have embarked on a very, very large experiment and thats called realignment. Prison population in california is going to approach by or sometime next year the federal mandate of 130,000. Weve already released some 50,000 individuals to serve their time locally, and these offenses that we were talking...

Want to point out is that in terms of the changes currently taking place in californias criminal Justice System is that we have embarked on a very, very large experiment and thats called realignment. Prison population in california is going to approach by or sometime next year the federal mandate of 130,000. Weve already released some 50,000 individuals to serve their time locally, and these offenses that we were talking about here are currently in the list of offenses that were to be served in ...