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Grand Opening of New Riverside District Attorney Building Highlights the DA's Political Power

By Walin & Klarich

In December of 2009, the Riverside County District Attorney?s office will be celebrating as it opens the most expensive building ever constructed in the Inland Empire. The approximate $128 million price-tag demonstrates that the DA in Riverside County has tremendous political power. At a time when courts are closing for furlough days, the third Wednesday of every month, in an effort to save precious dollars, the beautiful new building featuring copious amounts of marble can be seen as an extension of the political power and ego that the current District Attorney clearly possesses. The California Taxpayers? Association is a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1926 to protect taxpayers from unnecessary taxes and to promote government efficiency...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on February 24, 2010 (boomark / email).