Jackie Lacey, second in command to current Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, is facing off against Alan Jack

Jackie Lacey, second in command to current Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, is facing off against los angeles county high schools Alan Jackson, assistant head deputy in the office s major crimes division. Unlike the last debate, in which the two traded los angeles county high schools barbs -- with Jackson painting Lacey as an out-of-touch bureaucrat and Lacey calling her opponent naive -- the tone this time around remained civil.
I understand what it takes to prosecute a modern case, he said, referencing developments in DNA evidence and forensic evidence, as well as high-tech crimes such as identity theft. ... Modern leadership is what s going to push this office into the future.
The two agreed that realignment -- the push to incarcerate some convicted criminals in county jails rather than in state prisons -- would test the means of the justice system in Los Angeles County in the coming years, but disagreed on where the funding should come from to cover the added costs to the county.
During the debate, held in Chinatown and hosted by the Italian American Lawyers Assn., Lacey said she supports Proposition 30, a measure on the November ballot that would temporarily increase the income tax on high earners los angeles county high schools as well as the sales tax as a means to fund the expenses brought by realignment.
I don t think the funding for [realignment], which was basically the baby left on our doorstep, the county s doorstep, should come from a tax increase, he said. Instead, Jackson said the state should look at a significant restructuring to save costs, los angeles county high schools including potentially merging redundant agencies such as the Franchise Tax Board and the Board of Equalization.
The two also talked about how they would handle further deep cuts to the court system. Lacey said she would lean on prosecutors to come to court prepared and would communicate with defense attorneys between los angeles county high schools hearings los angeles county high schools so court time would not be taken up unnecessarily.
The two will face off again Thursday night at a debate sponsored by the Los Angeles County prosecutors union, the Assn. of Deputy District Attorneys/AFSCME Local 268. The union has yet to endorse a candidate in the race.
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