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Government

Feb. 7, 2007

Prosecutor Reneged on Pledge, San Francisco Police Charge

SAN FRANCISCO - First, District Attorney Kamala Harris pledged to get tougher on people who take swings at police officers. Then, she announced she wouldn't be quite so tough.

By Dennis J. Opatrny
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - First, District Attorney Kamala Harris pledged to get tougher on people who take swings at police officers. Then, she announced she wouldn't be quite so tough.
      Now the police are mad.
      It all started when Harris recently vowed to restrict the use of pretrial diversion programs out of con...

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