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Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton outlines grants, restorative programs and race‑blind charging at RNCC
Summary
District Attorney Diana Becton told Richmond neighborhood leaders her office’s $69,000,000 budget supports victim services, a centralized filing unit, new task forces and diversion programs; she described grants for unserved shooting survivors, a restorative‑justice program with 250 graduates and early implementation of race‑blind charging.
Diana Becton, Contra Costa County district attorney, told the Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council on Nov. 10 that her office’s current fiscal‑year budget is "about $69,000,000," roughly half of which is covered by federal and state grants, with the remainder funded by the county.
Becton, who was appointed in 2017 and later elected in 2018 and 2022, outlined organizational units and recent changes aimed at speeding case review. She said her office established a centralized filing unit for misdemeanors and other filings so prosecutors are assigned to specific agencies; "Each of those prosecutors are assigned to an agency. So, like, Richmond has its own prosecutor who…
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