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New info on the statewide fiscal emergency.
- San Luis Obispo celebrates a grand opening in Paso Robles.
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Court Construction and Management roars into high gear.
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Ventura takes its Adoption Faire to the mall.
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Hundreds of people from 52 courts attend new laws workshops.
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Justice Douglas Miller saving lives in East Africa.
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41 capital projects in 34 counties approved.
- The new “Court Statistics Report” explained.
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NCRO opens its new conference center.
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Placer tells customers to take a number.
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The Supreme Court travels to Palm Desert.
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A successful DUI Court in San Joaquin.
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- News on trial court budget allocations, reductions, and perspectives from Chief Deputy Director Ron Overholt.
- Updates on courthouse construction projects in Butte, Fresno and Placer.
- Success in Santa Clara with the Court-Community Academy.
- Plus newsmakers from Orange, Riverside, Solano, Ventura, and more!
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- Foster Care Commission recommendations.
- San Joaquin’s new courthouse plans.
- Collections best practices.
- West Covina courthouse flood.
- L.A.’s JusticeCorps in super-sized self help center.
- Civics Institute expansion.
- San Diego Stand Down.
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- Fire! The mediation unit's building in Madera is now a pile of ashes.
- The Impartial Courts Forum takes center stage in a statewide broadcast.
- Los Angeles creates an innovative program to support conservatees.
- Parent Truancy Court in Alameda helps families solve problems for the good of the kids.
- Probate and conservatorship clerks say they have the best jobs in the court.
- Riverside extends its lease to clear up more backlogged civil cases.
- Stanislaus reaches out at the mall for Law Day.
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- Los Angeles sends in a strike team to clear up a traffic case backlog.
- Riverside racks up impressive progress with their criminal and civil backlog.
- Ventura asks courts users “How’re we doing?”
- San Joaquin remodels an old downtown bank building for courtrooms.
- El Dorado, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Yolo get site visits from the Judicial Council.
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- Ventura’s premier collections program brings in millions every year.
- Jury managers struggle with rising rates of “failure to appear.”
- Contra Costa and San Joaquin offer advice on setting up Homeless Courts.
- “Jumpstart” graduates a second class in San Mateo.
- Stanislaus opens new civil courts in a Modesto high rise.
- The Supreme Court “same sex marriage” decision generates record web hits.
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- A computer virus forces the 8-day shutdown of the entire computer system in the San Diego court.
- California legislators propose $5 billion in lease revenue bonds for court buildings—funded with increased fines and court fees.
- Ventura builds outdoor walk-up windows for express transactions—a popular addition to customer service.
- Fresno hears from hundreds of stakeholders on what the court is doing right and wrong.
- San Bernardino creates a model program for “Limited English Proficiency” assistance.
- Judicial Council Digest: highlights of the April 25, 2008 public meeting.
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- The Supreme Court attracts a big statewide audience for oral arguments on same-sex marriage.
- 14 courts send delegates to the Capitol to lobby legislators.
- Alameda holds parents responsible for truancy in the elementary grades.
- San Luis Obispo connects with senior advocates.
- Santa Cruz takes a unique approach to scheduling staff training.
- The new 5th District Court of Appeal building in Fresno wins a design award.
- Plus newsmakers in Contra Costa, Kings, Riverside, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Shasta, Solano, and Stanislaus.
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- Riverside puts a big dent in its backlog of civil cases–thanks to an arrangement with a local grammar school.
- Madera meets the neighbors–connecting with the community about the proposed new downtown courthouse.
- “Choices and Consequence: Real DUI Court in Schools” plays to teens all over the state on TV.
- The Domestic Violence Task Force makes 139 recommendations and guidelines for the courts that will save lives.
- Educators from the “On My Honor–Civics Institute” share practical lessons about weaving civics into required instruction.
- Contra Costa opens the doors of its new training facility to neighboring courts.
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- Stanislaus introduces biometrics as an alternative computer identification system.
- San Diego judges hit teens with straight talk in “Justice 101.”
- Fresno creates a workshop for the media to enhance accuracy.
- Monterey hosts a community services networking event.
- Self Help Center funding grants announced.
- San Francisco celebrates 5 years of success with its Behavioral Health Court.
- Judicial Branch Staff Recognition Program winners in Fresno, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, & Solano.
- Also hear from newsmakers in Butte, Merced, Sacramento, San Benito, Santa Cruz & Los Angeles.
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