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Former Software Company Workers Accused Of Embezzling $2.6 Million

KTVU
July 29, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two former employees at a San Francisco software company were arrested and charged Wednesday with embezzling more than $2.6 million.

Maria Lourdes B. Dionisio, 46, of Pacifica, and Hannah Yau, 56, of Fremont, are accused of fraudulently issuing themselves checks over a four-year period at Autonomy, Inc...., District Attorney Kamala Harris said. See the video here... Read More

District Attorneys Throughout California Endorse Kamala Harris for Attorney General

SAN FRANCISCO – The Kamala Harris for Attorney General campaign today announced that District Attorneys from throughout California have endorsed Harris's candidacy.

The following District Attorneys today endorsed Kamala Harris for Attorney General:

· Colusa County District Attorney John Poyner · Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos · Imperial County District Attorney Gilbert Otero · Marin County District Attorney Edward S. Berberian, Jr. · Mendocino County District Attorney Meredith Lintott · Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse · Napa County District Attorney Gary Lieberstein · Plumas County District Attorney Jeff Cunan · Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee · Sonoma County District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua · Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen... Read More

California Professional Firefighters Endorse Kamala Harris for Attorney General

Harris wins first major statewide public safety endorsement of General Election campaign

The Kamala Harris for Attorney General campaign today announced the endorsement of the California Professional Firefighters.

“As firefighters, we stand with those who stand up for public safety and California’s first responders,” said California Professional Firefighters President Lou Paulson. “Kamala Harris has met this test throughout her two decades as a prosecutor. We believe she will continue to stand with us, and with all of public safety, as Attorney General.”... Read More

Kamala Harris, the “Female Obama,” Wins Primary for California Attorney General

By Dayo Olopade
June 9, 2010

Overlooked among Super Tuesday's big wins for women, Kamala Harris may be the most ambitious of them all. Dayo Olopade talks to the exotic prosecutor vying to break California's last glass ceiling... Read More

Kamala Harris wins AG primary

By Marisa Lagos
June 9, 2010

Career prosecutors Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris won the GOP and Democratic primaries for attorney general Tuesday... Read More

San Jose Mercury News Endorses Kamala Harris

San Jose Mercury News
May 30, 2010

Perhaps the most intriguing race in this fascinating California primary is for attorney general, where six qualified Democrats and three qualified Republicans are vying to become the state's top cop. It's no surprise. Earl Warren, George Deukmejian and Pat Brown all used the office as a launching pad to the governor's office... Read More

Holding parents responsible for truancy

By Tammerlin Drummond
May 23, 2010

There is a bill working its way through the California Legislature that gives parental responsibility a whole new meaning.

SB1317 sailed through the Senate with surprisingly little opposition considering how controversial it is likely to be once the public gets wind of it. It would hold parents of children in kindergarten through eighth grade criminally liable when their kids are chronically absent from school... Read More

The Arizona Immigration Law: Politics over Policy

By Kamala D. Harris, Huffington Post
May 7, 2010

Never let bad policy get in the way of good politics. That's the cynical motto of the growing class of political copycats bent on replicating Arizona's controversial new immigration law in other states, including California.

Arizona's law, SB 1070, requires local police to act as federal immigration agents. Now police officers in Arizona can detain someone if there is a "reasonable suspicion" that she's an illegal immigrant... Read More

United States Senator Dianne Feinstein Endorses Kamala Harris as California’s Next Attorney General

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Today California’s Senior Senator Dianne Feinstein announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris as California’s next Attorney General... Read More

Sacramento Bee Endorsement: State needs a strong attorney general

By Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
May 4, 2010

California's attorney general is the state's top cop, or so the cliché goes. In fact, this state's attorney general ought to be the most important law enforcement officer this side of the occupant of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C.

The job requires passion for justice, deep knowledge of the law, administrative skill, and a willingness to set aside partisanship in pursuit of what is best for the state... Read More

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