The Anatomy of Public Corruption

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The Kennedy Assassination

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The Walnut Creek City Council Voter Fraud Investigation and DA Peterson the Felon

Cindy Silva heard Pete Bennett for the first time during the November 2, 2011 Council Meeting.  

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Several weeks later the defendant in Bennett v. Collins fell to his death.  During a March 2005 several 'friends" with badges arrived from Santa Clara County District Attorney Officers. 

Bought me a beer to coerce me?  


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My sincere thanks to all who have shown their confidence in me by endorsing my re-election candidacy for Walnut Creek City Council.


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Organizations

East Bay Times
Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce
Walnut Creek Police Association

Elected Officials

Walnut Creek City Council
Councilmember Rich Carlston
Councilmember Loella Haskew
Councilmember Kevin Wilk
Ron Cassano, City Treasurer
Former Walnut Creek City Council
Former Walnut Creek Mayors
Charlie Abrams
Bill Armstrong
Merle Hall
Kathy Hicks
Dick Hildebrand
Mary Lou Lucas
Gail Murray
Sue Rainey
Kish Rajan
Gwen Regalia
Bob Simmons
Sanford Skaggs
Gary Skrel
Other Elected Officials
Debora Allen, BART Director
Brandt Andersson, Lafayette Mayor
Newell Arnerich, Danville Mayor
Candace Andersen, County Supervisor
Ernie Avila, Contra Costa Water District Director/ Division 3
Catharine Baker, State Assemblymember
Elizabeth Bettis, WCSD Governing Board
Lisa Blackwell, Danville Town Council
Diane Burgis, County Supervisor
Ken Carlson, Pleasant Hill City Council
John Coleman, President, EBMUD
Kathy Coppersmith, Acalanes HS District Governing Board
Steve Glazer, State Senator
Dr. Michael Harris, Pleasant Hill City Council
Robert Hockett, Acalanes HS Governing Board
Cherise Khaund, MDUSD Governing Board (elect)
Beverly Lane, East Bay Regional Parks District director
Diane Longshore, Concord Mayor (ret.)
Mike McGill, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Sherri McGoff, WCSD Governing Board
Karen Mitchoff, County Supervisor
Sue Noack, Pleasant Hill City Council
Katie Peña, WCSD Governing Board
Barbara Pennington, WCSD Governing Board
Scott Perkins, San Ramon City Council
Richard Rainey, State Senator (ret.)
Sue Severson, Orinda Mayor (former)
Karen Stepper, Danville Town Council
Robert Storer, Danville Town Council
Dan Walden, WCSD Governing Board (ret.)
Amy Worth, Orinda Mayor
Appointed Officials
Janet Abrams, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner (former)
Tom Bassett, Design Review Commissioner (former)
Joe Bologna, Arts Commissioner (former)
Polly Bradbury, Arts Commissioner (former)
Bob Brittain, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner (former)
Fritz Brunner, Arts Commissioner (former)
Terry Camp, Design Review Commissioner (former)
Lonna Coleman, Arts Commissioner (former)
Daphne Cothren, Design Review Commissioner (former)
Glynnis Cowdery, Arts Commissioner
Cindy Darling, Planning Commissioner
Jodi Davenport, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner
Tom Donahoe, Arts Commissioner (former)
Jane Emanuel, Arts Commissioner
Carol Fowler, Arts Commissioner (former)
Neil Gerstner, Planning Commissioner (former)
Joseph Gorny, Design Review Commissioner
Eric Harrison, Planning Commissioner
Bill Hunt, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner (former)
Lesley Hunt, Planning Commissioner (former)
Jerry Kaplan, Planning Commissioner (former)
Robert Kearsley, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner
Brian Kilian, Design Review Commissioner
Iasmine Klauber, Arts Commissioner
Brian Krcelic, Planning Commissioner
Dan Lawrence, Park, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner (former)
Peter Lezak, Planning Commissioner
Mark Lopez, Design Review Commissioner (former)
Carla Ludwig, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner (former)
Jon Malkovich, Planning Commission (former)
Dorothy McDonald, Design Review Commissioner (former)
Ian McLaughlin, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner (former)
Ann Merideth, Arts Commissioner
Paul Meyerhofer, Transportation Commissioner (former)
Danny Milks, Transportation Commissioner
Allan Moore, Planning Commissioner
Jim Murray, Contra Costa Mosquito & Disease Vector Control District, Trustee
Art Oller, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner
Tom O'Toole, Transportation Commissioner (former)
Jim Pezzaglia, Arts Commissioner (former)
Bob Pickett, Planning Commissioner
Dave Powell, Planning Commissioner (former)
Steve Reiser, Planning Commissioner
Anna Sagastegui, Arts Commissioner
Nan Siegel, Arts Commissioner (former)
Kenneth Strongman, Transportation Commissioner
Rick Underwood, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner (former)
Carlos Velilla, Design Review Commission
Phil Volkmann, Design Review Commissioner (former)
Clark Wallace, Contra Costa Assessment Appeals Board Member
Melissa Ward, Transportation Commissioner
Michael Weiner, Civic Arts Education Advisory Council (former)
Fred Weston, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner
Tom Worthy, Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commissioner (former)
Dominique Yancey, SRV Fire District

Individuals

Barbara Abernathy
Charlie & Janet Abrams
Stephen & Christine Abrams
Mitzi Abramson
Sue DiMaggio Adams
Debora Allen
Dan Scott & Kim Allen
Doug Alvey
Richard Amaro
Newell Americh
Candace Andersen
Beverly Anderson
Brandt Andersson
Tim Argenti
Bill & Navid Armstrong
Frank Arthur
Rebecca & Jared Asch
Jay Atkinson
Ralph & Sydney Austin
Jean A. Autrey
Ernie Avila
Catharine Baker
Christine & Larry Barclay
Mike Rippey & Gretchen Bartzen
Tom & Pat Bassett
Dick & Chris Bertrand
Elizabeth Bettis
Linda & Ed Best
John and Ann Bevan
Sandra Biagi
Les & Sharon Birdsall
Lisa Blackwell
Peter Blaney
Genevieve Blasius
Barbara Blum
Joe Bologna
David Bowlby
Polly Bradbury
David Bradley
Bob & Cindy Brittain
Mark & Maria Brown
Ron & Sharon Brown
Fritz Brunner
Diane Burgis
Buddy & Holly Burke
Kent Caldwell
Ken & Ginger Calvert
Terry Camp
Patrick Campbell
Clarita Cardenas-Velilla
Ken Carlson
Rich & Sue Carlston
Ron Cassano
David Clarke
Angie & Pete Coffee
John Coleman
Lonna Coleman
Robert Combs
Jason & Kimberly Cooke
Kathy Coppersmith
Nadia Costa
Daphne Cothren
Glynnis & John Cowdery
Paul & Kirsten Cox
Sal Crispi
Larry Crummer
Bev Cullen
Lee Culver
Richard Daniel
Cindy & Gary Darling
Joe Bunik & Jodi Davenport
Angela De La Housaye
Diane Longshore & Ron DeGolia
Ed & Denise Del Beccaro
Sunshine Deffner
Stephen & Carmen Deness
Todd DiMartino
Rebecca Doe
Fran & Steve Dogett
Tom & Nancy Donahoe
Nancy Donaldson-White
Paul Douglas
Art & Ardy Dreshfielld
Jill & Bruce Dresser
Dick & Carol DuBey
Jack & Sylvia Dudum
Bob & Wendy Duncan
Paul & Patricia Dunton
Pat & Bill Eich
Greg & Marcia Eiler
Eric Eisenberg
Barbara El Baroudi
Jane & Roger Emanuel
Teri Erickson
Kelly Farrell & Juan Carlos Espina
Jack Fallin
Dave & Norma Fellner
Paul Ferrari
Jack Fischer
Frederick Flint
Barney Fonzi
Carol & Ken Fowler
Gordon & Susan Freeman
Mary Fujii
Rich Gay
Janet & Norman Gee
Neil Gerstner
Jean Geyer
Kerynn Gianotti
Steve Glazer
Barry & Niki Gordon
Joseph Gorny
Terry & Sandy Goss
Bradley Griggs
Thomas Haas
Carol Haig
Merle & Bonnie Hall
Sam Colt & Anna Halvorson
Doris Hamel
Dr. Michael Harris
Eric Harrison
Richard Harmon
Hilary Harwood
Jean & Harry Harwood
Loella & Ralph Haskew
Cynthia Hatton
Ann Hawley
Georgia Hazard
Ron Hermanson
Kathy & Jerry Hicks
Richard & Lynne Hildebrand
Brian & Lyn Hirahara
JoAnn & Dave Hobbs
Marcie & Harvey Hochhauser
Bob Hockett
Billie Hopper
Barney & Jo Howard
Les & Cathy Howard
Sue & Skip Hoyt 
Linda Ashcraft & Richard Hudack
Marge & Al Hudock
Luman & Marilyn Hughes
Roger & Natalie Hughes
Bill & Lesley Hunt
Kris Hunter
Dick & Sally Ingraham
Natalie Inouye
Jacques & Yvonne Jakovleski
Stan Janczura
Howard Jarrell
Marge Joehnk
Lauren Jonas
Jo Jones
Kent & Marcy Jones
Barbara Jordan
Daniel Kanaan
Helen Kane
Jerry and Susan Kaplan
Doris Kawakami
Robert Kearsley
Kevin & Sharon Kelly
Bob Kelso
Sheryl & Ivan Kerr
Cherise Khaund
Brian Killian
Iasmine Klauber
Monica Daigle & Mark Kleisath
Diane & John Kopchik
Nick Kosla
Brian Krcelic
Shirley & Barry Krohn
June Krug
Beverly Lane
Robert & Nora LaPointe
Karen Large
Dan & Sandra Lawrence
Sheryl Lawrence
Margaret Leary
Janet Leask
Herbert Lee
Catherine & David Leutzinger
Sue Levins
Peter Lezak
Don Liddle
Janice Litvin
Stella Liu
Bev & David Loder
Dee Logan
Joyce Long
Mary Caden & Mark Lopez
Jerry Loving
Linda & Ron Loza
Mary Lou Lucas
Joan Lucchese
Carla Ludwig
Anthony (Tony) Lukaszewski
Alisa Mac Cormac
Tom & Diane Mader
Lisa Wrenn & Peter Magnani
Karen Majors
Jon Malkovich
Rosemary & Bernie Mark
Kelly & Elizabeth McCormick
Eugene McGrane
Dorothy McDonald
Mike McGill
Shauna McGlynn
Sherri McGoff
Winnie McIlvenna
Ian McLaughlin
Cynthia McMillan
Ann Merideth
Faye & Geoff Mettler
Paul Meyerhofer
Danny Milks
James Mills
Karen Mitchoff
Walter & Linda Moeller
Allan & Betty Moore
Bielle Moore
Jim Moore
Anne & Lyle Morton
Brian Murphy
Gail & Jim Murray
Jim Murray
Valeri Nagel
Mary Neff
Phil Neff
Gregory & Lynn Nerland
Tina Neuhausel
Sue Noack
Sally Nordwall-Echols
John Nutley
Patrick O'Brien
Kathleen & John Odne
Laura Odom
David Ogden
Andy Okumoto
Art Oller
David & Dolores Olson
William Oman
Ellen Osmundson
Tom O'Toole
Mike Palucki
Amy Pennington
Barbara Pennington
Scott Perkins
Jim & Yvette Pezzaglia
Bob Pickett
Gary & Jean Pokorny
Dave Powell
Bob & Jeanne Power
Trudy & Bruce Presser
Geri Pyle
Maria Rachidi
Sue & Dick Rainey
Kish Rajan
Robin & Art Rangel
Richard & Raina Ravitz
Helen Rees
Ruth Reeves
Gwen Regalia
Marc Kiefer & Connie Regalia
Steve & Wendy Reiser
Moe & Margie Richman
Vicki Roberts
Donna Robertson
Dan & Lynn Robinson
Dennis and Renee Ross
Eldon Rowe
Eric Rudney
Anita Sagastegui
Sara Schroeder
George Schulster
Mark Scott
Lauren Seaver
Marsha & Dick Servetnick
Sue Severson
Erin & Dan Sicotte
Nan Siegel
Judy Whelan & Bob Simmons
Barbara Simpson
Sanford Skaggs
Gary Skrel
Heidi Slocum
David & Sherry Smith
Karl Snover
Rick & Linda Spencer
Sarah Spindle
Mary Alice Stadum
Rob & Karen Stankus
Roger & Eileen Stephens
Tom & Kathy Stephenson
Karen Stepper
Peter Stern
Jim & Betty Stokes
Robert Storer
Bob Stratton
Ken & Melissa Strongman
Patricia Stull
Ann Marie & Tom Taylor
Tom & Sue Terrill
Glen & Joyce Densmore Thomas
Howard & LaVergne Thomas
Bart & Tatiana Tolley
Ping K. & Grace Tse
Rick & Sue Underwood
Alice Valle-Riestra
Lisa Van Dewson
Gayle Vassar
Carlos Velilla
Veronica Velilla-Wiesner
Phil & Pam Volkmann
Dan Walden
Clark Wallace
Melissa Ward
Robert Ward
Courtney Wassserman
Mary Watanabe
Dennis Winslow & Bonnie Waters
Glenn & Chelsea Wechsler
Michael & Denise Weiner
Mike & Kassie Wenzell
Fred & Carla Weston
Michael White
Kevin & Jill Wilk
Susan Williamson
Ernie Wintter
Trudy & Mark Wleklinski
Claire Levine Wolfe
Carly Wood
Ingrid Wood
Cynthia & Rick Woodland
Janiele & Kris Worswick
Amy Worth
Tom & Pat Worthy
Dominique Yancey
Mike Yeraka
Diane & Lance Young
Meredyth Young
Julia & Bill Younger
Eric Zell
Barbara Zodikoff

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Rule 5-110 Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor

Rule 5-110 Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor

Current Rules

Rules of Professional Conduct

Rule 5-110 Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor

(Rule approved by the Supreme Court, effective Nov. 2, 2017)
The prosecutor in a criminal case shall:
(A) Not institute or continue to prosecute a charge that the prosecutor knows is not supported by probable cause;

(B) Make reasonable efforts to assure that the accused has been advised of the right to, and the procedure for obtaining, counsel and has been given reasonable opportunity to obtain counsel;
(C) Not seek to obtain from an unrepresented accused a waiver of important pretrial rights unless the tribunal has approved the appearance of the accused in propria persona;
(D) Make timely disclosure to the defense of all evidence or information known to the prosecutor that the prosecutor knows or reasonably should know tends to negate the guilt of the accused, mitigate the offense, or mitigate the sentence, except when the prosecutor is relieved of this responsibility by a protective order of the tribunal; and
(E) Exercise reasonable care to prevent persons under the supervision or direction of the prosecutor, including investigators, law enforcement personnel, employees or other persons assisting or associated with the prosecutor in a criminal case from making an extrajudicial statement that the prosecutor would be prohibited from making under rule 5-120.
(F) When a prosecutor knows of new, credible and material evidence creating a reasonable likelihood that a convicted defendant did not commit an offense of which the defendant was convicted, the prosecutor shall:
(1) Promptly disclose that evidence to an appropriate court or authority, and
(2) If the conviction was obtained in the prosecutor’s jurisdiction,
(a) Promptly disclose that evidence to the defendant unless a court authorizes delay, and
(b) Undertake further investigation, or make reasonable efforts to cause an investigation, to determine whether the defendant was convicted of an offense that the defendant did not commit.
(G) When a prosecutor knows of clear and convincing evidence establishing that a defendant in the prosecutor’s jurisdiction was convicted of an offense that the defendant did not commit, the prosecutor shall seek to remedy the conviction.
Discussion:
[1] A prosecutor has the responsibility of a minister of justice and not simply that of an advocate. This responsibility carries with it specific obligations to see that the defendant is accorded procedural justice, that guilt is decided upon the basis of sufficient evidence, and that special precautions are taken to prevent and to rectify the conviction of innocent persons. Rule 5-110 is intended to achieve those results. All lawyers in government service remain bound by rules 3-200 and 5-220.
[2] Paragraph (C) does not forbid the lawful questioning of an uncharged suspect who has knowingly waived the right to counsel and the right to remain silent. Paragraph (C) also does not forbid prosecutors from seeking from an unrepresented accused a reasonable waiver of time for initial appearance or preliminary hearing as a means of facilitating the accused’s voluntary cooperation in an ongoing law enforcement investigation.
[3] The disclosure obligations in paragraph (D) are not limited to evidence or information that is material as defined by Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83 [83 S. Ct. 1194] and its progeny. For example, these obligations include, at a minimum, the duty to disclose impeachment evidence or information that a prosecutor knows or reasonably should know casts significant doubt on the accuracy or admissibility of witness testimony on which the prosecution intends to rely. Paragraph (D) does not require disclosure of information protected from disclosure by federal or California laws and rules, as interpreted by case law or court orders. Nothing in this rule is intended to be applied in a manner inconsistent with statutory and constitutional provisions governing discovery in California courts. A disclosure’s timeliness will vary with the circumstances, and paragraph (D) is not intended to impose timing requirements different from those established by statutes, procedural rules, court orders, and case law interpreting those authorities and the California and federal constitutions.
[4] The exception in paragraph (D) recognizes that a prosecutor may seek an appropriate protective order from the tribunal if disclosure of information to the defense could result in substantial harm to an individual or to the public interest.
[5] Paragraph (E) supplements rule 5-120, which prohibits extrajudicial statements that have a substantial likelihood of prejudicing an adjudicatory proceeding. Paragraph (E) is not intended to restrict the statements which a prosecutor may make which comply with rule 5-120(B) or 5-120(C).
[6] Prosecutors have a duty to supervise the work of subordinate lawyers and nonlawyer employees or agents. (See rule 3-110, Discussion.) Ordinarily, the reasonable care standard of paragraph (E) will be satisfied if the prosecutor issues the appropriate cautions to law enforcement personnel and other relevant individuals.
[7] When a prosecutor knows of new, credible and material evidence creating a reasonable likelihood that a person outside the prosecutor’s jurisdiction was convicted of a crime that the person did not commit, paragraph (F) requires prompt disclosure to the court or other appropriate authority, such as the chief prosecutor of the jurisdiction where the conviction occurred. If the conviction was obtained in the prosecutor’s jurisdiction, paragraph (F) requires the prosecutor to examine the evidence and undertake further investigation to determine whether the defendant is in fact innocent or make reasonable efforts to cause another appropriate authority to undertake the necessary investigation, and to promptly disclose the evidence to the court and, absent court authorized delay, to the defendant. Disclosure to a represented defendant must be made through the defendant’s counsel, and, in the case of an unrepresented defendant, would ordinarily be accompanied by a request to a court for the appointment of counsel to assist the defendant in taking such legal measures as may be appropriate. (See rule 2-100.)
[8] Under paragraph (G), once the prosecutor knows of clear and convincing evidence that the defendant was convicted of an offense that the defendant did not commit, the prosecutor must seek to remedy the conviction. Depending upon the circumstances, steps to remedy the conviction could include disclosure of the evidence to the defendant, requesting that the court appoint counsel for an unrepresented indigent defendant and, where appropriate, notifying the court that the prosecutor has knowledge that the defendant did not commit the offense of which the defendant was convicted.
[9] A prosecutor’s independent judgment, made in good faith, that the new evidence is not of such nature as to trigger the obligations of sections (F) and (G), though subsequently determined to have been erroneous, does not constitute a violation of rule 5-110. (Amended by order of Supreme Court, operative Nov. 2, 2017.)
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