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Government

Aug. 23, 2011

San Francisco court urged to spend reserves

Pressure is building on San Francisco County Superior Court to spend down its reserves to stave off massive cuts that include the closure of 25 courtrooms.


By Amy Yarbrough


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Pressure is building on San Francisco County Superior Court to spend down its reserves to stave off massive cuts that include the closure of 25 courtrooms.


Last week, City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera sent a letter to Presiding Judge Katherine Feinstein urging her to dip into the court's estimated $4.6 million in reserves and noting that the courtroom closures, most of them civil, would leave his o...

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