The ACLU’s Northern California affiliate say that the Fresno County Public Defender’s Office has been in a “state of crisis” for at least six years because of budget cuts.
The three belonged to the Public Administrator’s Office and were responsible for handling the estates of deceased residents who had no family capable of doing so.
The investigation is expected to take several months after reports of unauthorized procedures.
Los Angeles County joins just over a dozen counties around the country with such a team.
San Mateo County originally implemented it as a means to reduce costs.
California motorists who wish to contest their traffic tickets will no longer be forced to pay the fines before doing so, state court leaders ruled Monday.
The U.S. is just eight days away from defaulting on its debt, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday.
Los Angeles County has 60 days to transfer some 280 youths out of the Barry J. Nidorf and Central juvenile halls following a decision by state regulators on Tuesday.
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $306.5 billion revised budget proposal Friday amid a shortfal