This time, he's using his authority as the California Attorney General to bring pressure on the Alameda County District Attorney to proceed immediately to make a decision on whether or not to prosecute a case in which a policeman shot a young African-American man in the back while the victim was lying face-down and surrounded by police:
Brown pushes D.A. to act swiftly in BART case by Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle 01/11/09
Jerry Brown appoints prosecutor to oversee BART probe by Kamika Dunlap Oakland Tribune Online 01/11/09
Many see race as central to BART killing by Leslie Fulbright San Francisco Chronicle 01/11/09
Riots, Racism and Police Brutality: A Never Ending Cycle by Casey Gane-McCalla, Oxdown Gazette 01/09/09
Oakland BART Shooting Full Coverage Oakland Tribune Online
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