California District Attorneys Association

We are proud to announce that San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow is now the new president of the CDAA. The core message of his acceptance speech: “Victims Always.”

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California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) President and Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley provided testimony today in Sacramento, urging legislators to include money in the state budget for the treatment of substance use disorders, a lynchpin of Prop 36.

Proposition 36 is designed to fix some of the broken parts of the criminal justice system. It is an initiative on the November ballot that has bipartisan support from across the state, including from CDAA. voteyesprop36.com/news/

"I was 14 years old when my father was arrested. He was an alcoholic and an addict ... I went into this profession because I thought my lived experience could bring balance to the office of the prosecutor." - Allison Haley, CDAA President at CA Senate in support of Prop 36. 🧵

Allison Haley is the elected Napa County District Attorney @NapaCountyDA

"Proposition 36 is reasoned and thoughtful – designed to narrowly address issues that are reducing the quality of life of Californians: increasing homelessness, rising retail theft and a startling proliferation of opioid related deaths."

Please go to CASafeCommunities.com to find signature gathering locations, donate, or volunteer so voters can take action to protect their communities this November.

This initiative targets sophisticated repeat theft offenders, requires treatment for longtime users of dangerous drugs like heroin and fentanyl, and creates stiffer penalties for fentanyl traffickers.

"On behalf of California prosecutors, I am asking for your support for the Homeless Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, an initiative poised to be on the November ballot." - Mike Hestrin, CDAA President, Riverside County DA @RivCoDA

The full story on @CBSSacramento is here: cbsnews.com/sacramento/new…

The details are here in an OpEd written by Jeff Reisig, DA Yolo County; Jim Cooper, Sheriff, Sacramento County; Anne Marie Schubert, Retired DA, Sacramento County; Greg Totten, CEO California District Attorneys Association and Retired DA, Ventura County: action.goldenstatecommunities.com/articles/18-en…

"This is a drug crisis and all we need to do is look at some of our blue states who have had similar challenges and see how they have dealt with this issue." - @YoloDA Jeff Reisig on @CBSSacramento with a plan to end homelessness that could be placed on the ballot in Nov, 2024.

Yolo County District Attorney @YoloDA Jeff Reisig and @sacsheriff Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper were featured in a @sacbee_news Sacramento Bee OpEd today on ending homelessness in California. sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Finally, we have to have a comprehensive training program for those who are engaged in the use of fentanyl to make sure they understand the dangers of this terrible drug. (3/3)

add increased consequences for those who are armed and possess fentanyl; require that notice be given to individuals who sell fentanyl that if they sell it again and someone dies that they can be charged with murder. (2/3)

Greg Totten, CEO of the CDAA: California leads the nation in fentanyl-related deaths. For meaningful reform, the legislature must: add increased consequences for those who sell large quantities of fentanyl; (1/3)