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A joint powers authority (JPA) is an entity permitted under the laws of some U.S. states, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts), not necessarily located in the same state, may jointly exercise any power common to all of them. Joint powers authorities may be used where:
Local Agency Formation Commissions or LAFCOs are regional service planning agencies of the State of California.LAFCOs are located in all 58 counties and exercise regulatory and planning powers in step with their prescribed directive to oversee the establishment, expansion, governance, and dissolution of local government agencies and their municipal service areas to meet current and future ...
Special districts (also known as special service districts, special district governments, or limited purpose entities) are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county, municipal, and township governments, with substantial administrative and fiscal independence.
The district attorney's office filed charges in just 47% of the misdemeanor cases it was presented last year, down from 72% in 2020, then-Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey's final year in office.
The district was further divided on March 18, 1966 with the creation of the Central and Eastern districts. [1] The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of October 5, 2023 the United States attorney is Tara McGrath. [2]
It is directly responsible to the Supreme Court of California. All attorney admissions and disbarments are issued as recommendations of the State Bar, which are then routinely ratified by the Supreme Court. [41] [42] [43] California's bar is the largest in the U.S. with 200,000 members, of whom 150,000 are actively practicing.
As of 2011 the district attorney's office employs 310 attorneys. [1] The district attorney's office claims a 90+ percent conviction rate. [ 2 ] The main office is located in downtown San Diego in the Hall of Justice, with three regional centers in El Cajon , Chula Vista , and Vista .
Gerald Shea (district attorney) Richard M. Sims Jr. Arlo Smith; Thomas W. Sneddon Jr. Thomas W. Sutherland; Cameron E. Thom; William W. Upton; John Van de Kamp; Walter Van Dyke [5] Earl Warren [6] Stanley Weisberg; Tony West (attorney) Stephen M. White; Steve White (judge) Thomas L. Woolwine; Evelle J. Younger