Comments on: Contra Costa district attorney on the hot seat

By: Elwood

Elwood — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:39:45 +0000

What Kris said.

By: BJD

BJD — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:35:07 +0000

No matter the funding, Kochly has a job to do, a job he was elected to do, and if he can’t do it, I’m sure there is someone out there who can. Right now his office has a case against a 17 years for three counts of robbery over a teenager picking up two dollars.

He seems to have more than enough funding. He is playing politics and so is Kris Hunt.

By: Girl Friday

Girl Friday — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:58:14 +0000

In other third world nations in debt to World Banks,
rich folks, businesses, event promoters survive by hiring their own security. In the land of Opportunity,
there’s no pirates, only local community collaboration.

By: Girl Friday

Girl Friday — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:34:55 +0000

In Santa Clara County, years of poor policy-
winning at all cost, stolen justice, tainted
trials has destroyed credibility and trust.
Churches infected Government, corrupting it.

The competing political, religious, financial
interests of warfare pits American policy against
the World. Some Americans want to fight to deny
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness to the World.
America’s armed church choir preaches war, not peace.

By: John W

John W — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:06:43 +0000

That was some special meeting today. Am now listening to Gene Burns rant on KGO about how we Contra Costers are up in arms because the DA won’t put people in jail for shoplifting Tylenol. He says its a case of us wanting “more government.” He doesn’t know Kris! Gene’s all in favor of having a few counties experiment with eliminating a bunch of little crimes from being prosecuted. Good idea. I recommend starting where he lives — SF. Oh, I forgot, they are already doing that, with exquisite results. How does Gene think Rudy Guiliani (not my favorite guy) brought civility back to New York? It was by treating “quality of life” crimes seriously.

By: Kris Hunt

Kris Hunt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:20:09 +0000

Kochly told the Board of Supervisors during the March 17th budget hearing that he would have to reduce misdemeanor prosecutions by 45% due to the budget cuts his department was being asked to make. It could not have been made more clear to the Board.

Now because Kochly is doing exactly what he told the Board he was going to have to do, he is being subjected to the indignity of a call for an investigation of his office by the State Attorney General. Even if nothing comes of this threat, the fact it was made will always be lurking on the internet calling into question Kochly’s abilities. This is not the way to treat a public servant who was trying to meet the requirements of elected office in the best way he could with the budget allowed him.

Kris Hunt
Executive Director
Contra Costa Taxpayers Association