San Francisco City Attorney Given Authority Over Process Of Forcing Mentally Ill People Into Treatment
The cases are currently overseen by the district attorney. “Mental health conservatorship should not be handled like criminal cases,” Supervisor London Breed said. “Being mentally ill is not a crime.”
San Francisco Chronicle:
SF Will Try New Approach For Conservatorships For The Most Troubled
On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance to give the city attorney authority over conservatorship proceedings, the process of forcing mentally ill people into treatment or putting them in the care of a guardian. Those cases are currently overseen by the district attorney. (Swan, 5/1)
In other news from across the state —
Capital Public Radio:
Sacramento Police Release Stephon Clark Autopsy, Calls Family Private Findings 'Erroneous'
The Sacramento Police Department released the Sacramento County coroner's autopsy of Stephon Clark on Tuesday, with the coroner calling information from the Clark family’s private autopsy “erroneous.” An independent review of the autopsy also says the county’s findings “do not support the assertion that Clark was shot primarily from behind.” (Miller, 5/1)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Scripps Translational Science Institute Gets $34 Million For Digital, Genomic Health Care
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant of over $34 million to the Scripps Translational Science Institute to apply digital and genomic technologies to health care. The five-year grant is the third Clinical and Translational Science Award the NIH has awarded to the institute, part of The Scripps Research Institute. As part of its new grant, announced on Monday, the translational science institute has partnered with Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, which performs rapid genome sequencing for seriously ill infants. The institute, headed by Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, is part of Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. (Fikes, 5/1)