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Government

Jun. 24, 2009

Layoffs in Alameda County Spark Protests

Alameda County court workers and public defenders rallied Tuesday in a final attempt to save their departments from deep cuts they said will cripple the county's courts.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

OAKLAND - Alameda County court workers and public defenders rallied Tuesday in a final attempt to save their departments from deep cuts they said would cripple the county's courts.

Waving noisemakers and hoisting signs reading "Layoffs should be our last resort" and "Layoffs = longer lines," court clerical workers picketed outside Alameda County Superior Courts for what they said was the first time in 20 ...

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