california, where i believe the largest union is not the teachers' association, but the correctional officers association what does that say about a society? when people find out about that, they are stunned. but that is the reality. that is what is playing on people's minds, fear, prejudice, ignorance. >> this also points to the fact of what we have to do in each individual case. that is what you're up against. and when you are in trial, the priority is your client, which is different from broadcast journalism, television drum up. -- drama. >> but you cannot turn a blind eye to it. >> that question is deeply troubling when you look at certain cases. there are certain cases where it is a no-win situation. the robert blake case, when jerry managed to do was truly a lesson for trial lawyers across the board. the casey anthony case, now in florida. you have to think to yourself, how does she win a case like that? any casewh/vñ that received nationwide attention is lost before you walk into the courtroom. it then becomes your job to turn around. there is a presumption of guilt on any client and then you add

correct in his response to the supervisors question. our local department has, as well as our lobbyists, be working very closely with the part of finance. state department, as well as the governor's office, and the association of counties to make sure that san francisco has been represented at these negotiations. in the governor's original proposal, for example, the state approved to eliminate the california youth authority entirely. as results with further conversations with county, they have pulled back on that proposal and are instead going to allow counties to contract with the state. is jurisdictions, and we are not one of them. they would still be able to. another example is -- it relates to who would be -- one of the proposals is to return non- serious offenders back to county jail. some of the crimes included in that pool of crimes, there were serious concerns by the sheriff as well as police chiefs around the state. the governor's office has been open to hearing those concerns and modifying those proposals. i think that the real concern for us is -- what funding will really be available to provide these services? for example, the proposal assumes between 25% and 75% savings. by virtue of returning