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District Attorney signals new focus on nuisance enforcement and asset forfeiture as staffing stabilizes
Summary
The District Attorney said staffing is near full strength, plans to ramp up prison prosecutions and asset forfeiture work, and indicated willingness to pursue nuisance or environmental enforcement to support cleanup efforts raised during the code enforcement discussion.
The District Attorney reported near‑full staffing following recent hires and said the office plans to increase prison prosecutions and begin more systematic asset forfeiture work. The DA said a deputy will attend asset forfeiture training next month and the office has filed a few petitions, reflecting increased coordination with the sheriff's office as law enforcement activity grows.
The DA also said the office will explore nuisance and environmental prosecution tools to assist cleanup efforts in problem properties and encampment areas. "My office should start exploring, being useful in that regard," the DA said when the topic of environmental cleanup and property abatement came up, indicating the office will examine prosecutorial options that complement code enforcement actions.
Supervisors generally welcomed the DA's interest in nuisance enforcement as another tool to address chronic problem properties; the DA said some witness and law enforcement supply line items are being reorganized in the new budget format and that planned contracts and subscriptions (e.g., Westlaw and other investigative tools) support prosecutorial work.
The DA did not propose a specific new program budget in the workshop but sought authority to pursue asset forfeiture training and to file petitions where appropriate.
