San Diego County hires outside law firm to investigate alleged misconduct in Public Defender's Office
The firm is investigating allegations that several Public Defender Office supervisors engaged in discrimination and retaliation.
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San Diego County pays $4 million in wrongful termination lawsuits by former public defenders
The county settled a lawsuit filed by a former deputy public defender and agreed not to appeal the $2.6 million jury verdict in the case of another ex-employee.
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Homelessness across San Diego County
Whistleblowers alerted San Diego County about alleged poor treatment of employees in its public defender office in late 2020, before a multi-million dollar settlement. In other news, volunteers took to the streets to do the annual point-in-time count Thursday. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening around San Diego County.
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San Diego County received whistleblower complaints on public defender office in 2020
The county cut short an investigation on the complaints after it received notice that former deputy public defenders would be filing wrongful termination suits.
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Public defender signs report with false statements
Court transcripts show San Diego County Public Defender Randy Mize admitted under oath last month that he signed off on an investigative report knowing it contained false statements. In other news, the Chula Vista Elementary School District is moving ahead with plans to convert two of its campuses to Community Schools. Plus, we rounded up some of the most popular New Year's resolutions, and the most popular ones were about getting in shape.
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