Helping Our Peninsula's Environment

 

Amount of Enforcement of Environmental and Public Participation or Democracy Laws in Monterey County?

State - Attorney General

(Bill Lockyer, Dan Lundgren)

Environmental Protection - None Known since 1990

Democracy Protection - Since 1990 the Attorney General has locally only prosecuted or joined a single suit related to protecting our environment or democracy - to help defend a local activist and an organization against a SLAPP suit by the City of Marina.

Federal - Attorney General

(John Ashcroft, Janet Reno)

Environmental Protection - None known since 1990

Democracy Protection - None known since 1990

Monterey County District Attorney

(Dean Flippo)

Environmental Protection - None known since 1990

Democracy Protection - None known since 1990

The District Attorney's office did file California's first criminal case under the Brown Act, but that was prior to the election of the present District Attorney.

Santa Cruz District Attorney

By sharp contrast the Santa Cruz District Attorney has a special division which investigates environmental and consumer complaints - and makes money doing it.

Please click here to see --

Santa Cruz District Attorney

Consumer Affairs Division

701 Ocean Street, Room 200

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

(831) 454-2050

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