SVCN - Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits

District Attorney Candidates Forum

  

Featuring: Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr and Deputy District Attorney Jeff Rosen

 

Thursday, March 4th from 9:00-10:30am

 

Where: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits- San Jose

      1400 Parkmoor Ave, San Jose, CA 95126

The election for District Attorney is one of 3 countywide elections. The District Attorney's Office handles over 45,000 cases a year. The Office has a staff of nearly 700 people, including attorneys, investigators, forensic analysts, paralegals, clerical workers and volunteers. The District Attorney heads up this office, which is the largest prosecuting agency in Northern California. The elected District Attorney has influence over future prosecutions in Santa Clara County.

In order to better understand the views of the candidates, this forum offers the candidates and opportunity to discuss their views and answer questions from our nonprofit community. The election will be held in June, 2010.

 Moderator:  Dr. Terry Christensen. A professor at San Jose State University. Dr. Christensen specializes in state and local politics. His most recent book is Local Politics: Governing at the Grassroots.

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SVCN - Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits

Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits champions the interests of nonprofits in Silicon Valley. SVCN works to ensure the nonprofit sector's voice is heard and that solutions are developed in ways in which Everybody Wins.

Our Mission
“Magnify the influence and contribution of nonprofit business
in Santa Clara County.”

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