THE GILROY DISPATCH MAY 6, 2010
Swirling in and around District Attorney Dolores Carr's office is a crisis, a crisis of confidence in her leadership. The Dispatch endorsed Carr in the last election, but she has failed too many tests in the last four years to be reelected and there is an articulate, grounded, well informed, no-nonsense prosecutor who is campaigning hard for her job. He should win it. Jeff Rosen represents just what the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office needs — a breath of fresh air. 
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1590 KLIV SILICON VALLEY NEWS APRIL 14, 2010
SAN JOSE — District Attorney Dolores Carr is in the center of a new election controversy this week — in the form of 21 new billboards going up across the county. READ THIS ARTICLE
APRIL 3, 2010
There is only one issue in the race for Santa Clara County district attorney this year: ethics. In her first term, Dolores Carr has shown that she lacks the moral compass and clear judgment to serve as the county's top law enforcement official. Fortunately, her challenger in the June 8 election, Jeff Rosen, is well qualified, with a sterling record of prosecutorial skill and personal integrity. We highly recommend him. READ THIS ARTICLE
MARCH 30, 2010
The Santa Clara County Bar Association conducted a plebiscite of its members in connection with the primary election for Santa Clara County District Attorney and contested Superior Court Seats number 9, 17 and 19. READ THIS ARTICLE
LEGAL PAD MARCH 24, 2010
Note to self: When taking on my boss in a public debate, get some tips from Jeff Rosen. The Santa Clara line prosecutor, who is challenging District Attorney Dolores Carr in the June judicial election, got off a few zingers at Carr’s expense in a debate at Santa Clara’s law school last night. At times he even cracked up the audience. READ THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK TIMES MARCH 19, 2010
Every Wednesday, prosecutors in Santa Clara County take part in a weekly ritual: as the new judges’ calendar goes online, they begin signing affidavit after affidavit to block cases from going before Judge Andrea Bryan. READ THIS ARTICLE
MARCH 11, 2010
“As the retired District Attorney of Santa Clara County who served four terms from 1990 through 2006, I have deep feelings about the ethics, integrity and non-partisan nature of the District Attorney’s Office.” READ STATEMENT
MERCURY NEWS MARCH 10, 2010
Give this much to Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr: Whatever her political stumbles, she has enjoyed a nice ride from the taxpayers since she took office in early 2007." READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS MARCH 4, 2010
Striking out at his boss during an election forum Thursday, homicide prosecutor Jeff Rosen called District Attorney Dolores Carr's decision to boycott a judge who angered prosecutors "un-American." READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS MARCH 3, 2010
In a rare demonstration of opposition to a sitting district attorney, the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs Association has endorsed incumbent Dolores Carr's challenger, prosecutor Jeff Rosen. The deputies voted 115 to 35 in favor of Rosen over Carr. Nine deputies voted not to endorse anyone. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS FEBRUARY 28, 2010
Former San Jose police Lt. John Carr and his wife, Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr, plunged into ethical hot water last year after he was hired on as a "security consultant" for the victim's family in a murder case the DA's office was investigating. READ THIS ARTICLE
FEBRUARY 15, 2010
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) recently completed a countywide voter survey
to gauge voter opinions in the upcoming June election for Santa Clara County District Attorney.1 The results show that a plurality of voters disapprove of the performance of District Attorney Dolores
Carr, and that fewer than one in five intend to vote to re-elect her. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Facing stiff criticism from the legal community, Santa Clara County prosecutors Monday backed off their total boycott of a judge who recently angered them, saying they were "willing" to have her handle misdemeanors. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS FEBRUARY 5, 2010
Exasperated with delays in trying an engineer suspected of gunning down three colleagues at a Santa Clara startup, prosecutors took the SiPort case this week to a secret criminal grand jury, which ordered the engineer to stand trial. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Prosecutor Jeff Rosen's uphill battle to unseat Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr seemed less quixotic with Monday's release of their campaign finance statements. After entering the race last summer, Rosen raised nearly as much in the second half of 2009 as Carr — including a contribution from influential former DA George Kennedy. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS JANUARY 30, 2010
District Attorney Dolores Carr's boycott of Superior Court Judge Andrea Bryan is extreme, highly unusual, and broadly criticized by experts in legal ethics as a direct challenge to the independence of the court. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS DECEMBER 13, 2009
Normally, the list of new job assignments in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is about as interesting as a textbook on civil procedure. But the opposite is true of the latest list, which comes out amid a tense political race for district attorney between incumbent Dolores Carr and challenger Jeff Rosen, one of her prosecutors. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS DECEMBER 6, 2009
IA is always a bit gobsmacked when two controversial figures in separate flaps wind up connecting. So it is with Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr’s husband, John Carr, and prominent campaign contributor James McManis. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS NOVEMBER 18, 2009
Only 1 in 5 likely voters believe District Attorney Dolores Carr has performed her job well enough to be re-elected, compared with nearly 1 in 3 who think highly enough of Sheriff Laurie Smith to keep her in office. READ THIS ARTICLE
NOVEMBER 13, 2009
“While it is rare for the officers of Santa Clara Police Department’s Police Officers’ Association to not support an incumbent District Attorney, we feel that Jeff Rosen offers a rare set of qualities that will help him restore trust in the DA’s office." READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS NOVEMBER 8, 2009
Three months ago, I wrote that Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr had squandered her right to automatic re-election and deserved a vigorous opponent in next June's election. Now she's drawn one in Jeff Rosen, a veteran homicide prosecutor. The question is whether the rest of us understand how much is at stake in the choice. READ THIS ARTICLE
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
My name is Jeff Rosen. Today, I formally announce my candidacy to be the next District Attorney of Santa Clara County. A District Attorney for the People. I have introduced myself in court as “Jeff Rosen for the People” hundreds of times and it never gets old — it is an honor and privilege to represent the People and seek justice on their behalf. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS NOVEMBER 4, 2009
Kicking off what promises to be a cutthroat race, homicide prosecutor Jeff Rosen announced Wednesday he is running for Santa Clara County district attorney against his boss — and immediately faulted her for poor judgment and questionable ethics in recent episodes. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS OCTOBER 29, 2009
At the urging of a prominent San Jose lawyer and campaign contributor, Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr personally intervened on behalf of one of his clients, calling the prosecutor in charge and persuading him to reduce the client's charges. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS OCTOBER 18, 2009
Rosen beginning to resemble actual candidate for DA
For someone who's only filed papers intending to run for Santa Clara County district attorney — as opposed to formally announcing he's challenging incumbent Dolores Carr — prosecutor Jeff Rosen is starting to look like the real McCoy.
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MERCURY NEWS SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
Carr's ethics, integrity WILL be an issue in DA race
Here at the IA seismology department, we can tell you we've detected the opening tremor in next year's Santa Clara County District Attorney's race. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
In a blow to District Attorney Dolores Carr's re-election campaign, the powerful San Jose police union has refused to endorse her early, boosting the chances she could face competition next fall. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
One of the oldest political axioms dictates that you deliver bad news late Friday before a long weekend. By the time anyone has assembled outrage over the disclosure, the public is too busy eating, drinking and relaxing to pay attention. READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS AUGUST 8, 2009
After I did a piece last week about how Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr richly deserves an opponent in next year's election, I was contacted by a friend who urged me to write a follow-up: Just who could present a challenge to the incumbent DA? READ THIS ARTICLE
MERCURY NEWS AUGUST 2, 2009
In the standard warp of politics, a district attorney in Santa Clara County ought to be re-elected easily, particularly a woman with ties to police and a record as judge, prosecutor and union leader. READ THIS ARTICLE
