Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Presiding: Mayor Gayle McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:46 p.m. · 4 items · 1 votes · 34 public comments
What happened
The council approved a contract with Contra Costa County for a dedicated prosecutor to handle Richmond gun crimes. This Deputy District Attorney would work full-time on Richmond cases instead of handling crimes from across the county.
The council also approved sending two councilmembers to meet with Superior Court judges about gun crime sentencing practices. Police representatives and other regional officials will join these discussions about how judges handle gun crime cases.
Mayor McLaughlin and Vice Mayor Ritterman were appointed to meet with the district attorney about gun crime prosecution. The police department requested council representation in these discussions about how county prosecutors handle Richmond gun crimes.
Discussion of creating a daytime curfew law for students during school hours was continued to a future meeting.
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