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City Attorney

Criminal and Special Litigation
Priority Outcome: Ensure our communities are the safest in the nation
This program includes three divisions, Criminal Branch Operations, Safe Neighborhoods and Anti-Gangs, and
Special Operations and Litigation, as well as the Community Justice Initiative. Through this Branch, the City
Attorney's Office prosecutes misdemeanor offenses, including gang crimes, family violence, consumer fraud,
and code enforcement; proactively addresses quality of life and safety issues in neighborhoods, including
through the Neighborhood Prosecutor Program; comprehensively tackles gang crime in partnership with the
Los Angeles Police Department through prevention, intervention, and suppression; and, in collaboration with
regulatory and/or other prosecutorial agencies, addresses environmental protection and justice issues. A
recent emphasis on restorative justice aims to work with non-violent offenders to prevent future involvement
with the criminal justice system, including through the Neighborhood Justice Program.

Program Changes Direct Cost Positions Total Cost
Changes in Salaries, Expense, Equipment, and Special
Apportionment of Changes Applicable to Various Programs (847,667) - (617,260)
Related costs consist of employee benefits.
SG: ($849,249) EX: $1,582
Related Costs: $230,407
Continuation of Services

11. Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutorial Support 194,969 - 277,083
Continue funding and resolution authority for one Deputy City
Attorney III to provide legal support for child sexual abuse
cases undertaken as part of a multi-disciplinary team at Stuart
House and prosecute misdemeanor cases directly by the City
Attorney. Related costs consist of employee benefits.
SG: $194,969
Related Costs: $82,114
12. Citywide Nuisance Abatement Program 478,695 - 688,064
Continue funding and resolution authority for three positions
consisting of one Deputy City Attorney III and two Deputy City
Attorney IIs for the Citywide Nuisance Abatement Program to
address criminal activity related to gangs, guns, and narcotics
on private property. Related costs consist of employee
benefits.
SG: $478,695
Related Costs: $209,369
13. Mental Competency Caseload Support 525,944 - 766,005
Continue funding and resolution authority for four positions
consisting of two Deputy City Attorney IIIs, one Paralegal I, and
one Legal Clerk II to provide legal support for mental
competency cases within the Mental Health Court of the Los
Angeles Superior Court. Related costs consist of employee
benefits.
SG: $525,944
Related Costs: $240,061

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