Madame D.A. Is also destroying the Grand Jury system:
From letter on Grand Jury Final Report
"Special Note In performing its duties, the Grand Jury relies on the advice of the District Attorney, the Presiding Judge of the superior court, and the County Counsel. In Alameda County, the county has assigned district attorney staff to act as the primary legal advisors to the grand jury, including a full-time Assistant District Attorney as legal advisor and a full-time Senior Program Specialist for administrative and procedural support. In the event the District Attorney's (DA) office has a conflict of interest, the jury must confer with the presiding judge and county counsel to arrange alternative legal advice. On August 10, 2022, at our first committee meeting, we were informed that the DA's office had a conflict of interest with one of the investigations. For that investigation, the DA's office withdrew its assistance and was "walled off" from all information and communication; a legal advisor was appointed from the county counsel's office. The district attorney staff continued to provide support for all other investigations. Then, in January 2023, seven months into the 12-month term, the DA's office abruptly withdrew all legal, administrative, and procedural support and ceased all communication with the grand jury citing a conflict of interest. Immediately, the jury's investigations came to a near standstill. The Grand Jury had already requested the assistance of staff to contact over a dozen witnesses, and no longer had a clear legal way to request them. Over the following three months, while the presiding judge searched for a new legal advisor, the jury worked to establish ad hoc procedures for arranging and conducting witness interviews and to rekindle stalled investigations. In April 2023, a temporary legal advisor was hired from outside the county. The expertise and support of the Senior Program Specialist was not replaced, leaving the jury on its own to format, design and produce the final report. It is an understatement to say that this unprecedented months-long disruption challenged our ability to fully conduct and conclude our investigations and produce this report within the limit of our term. We, the grand jurors, with the help of the Presiding Judge, County Counsel and others, have overcome this challenge and fully stand behind the investigations reported here. We would like to extend a special thank you to Presiding Judge Smiley for his commitment and persistence in supporting us in our time of need."
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