San Diego District Attorney’s Race Pits Public Defender Against County’s Interim Prosecutor

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Channel: KPBS News · 2018 · News & Politics

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The District Attorney sets priorities when it comes to pursuing charges against accused criminals in San Diego County. Former DA Bonnie Dumanis stepped down last year. Now a veteran prosecutor serving as interim DA is running against a criminal defense attorney seeking change. KPBS Reporter Tarryn Mento says the race is one of the few county elections this year that will be decided in June instead of November. 

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