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Government

Jan. 15, 2003

Sheriff's Two Hats Upset Some

OAKLAND - Now that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors has begun to flex its newfound power over the probation department, its choice of Sheriff Charles Plummer as interim chief is generating legal and practical questions.

        OAKLAND - Now that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors has begun to flex its newfound power over the probation department, its choice of Sheriff Charles Plummer as interim chief is generating legal and practical questions.
        The board picked Plummer in closed session two days before Christmas, a move likely to have further displeased opponents of the board's new role and to ha...

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