Confirmed: Allan Dollison to run for DA

He filed his papers earlier today and he is officially in the race. Allan said that he will not be making a formal announcement until the new year.

Regarding the the 4 that have announced their intention is to run so far (Maggie, Elan, Arnie and himsef), Allan said, "We all have a lot of respect for each other, we all have unique abilities to fix this office."

"In most places, the office of District Attorney is respected, I don't think that is the case here locally and we need to return that respect to this office and improve the image people have."

"All public officials talk about supporting budget for law enforcement". According to Allan, this is important because the current D.A's office is "understaffed, over-worked and there are not enough resources." He also agreed with Arnie Klein's comment that there are more investigators than attorneys.

Resources and adequate staffing will be one of the key changes Allan promises to bring to the Humboldt County D.A's office. Asked about the fact that all 4 current contenders have either worked for or are working for Paul, Allan's response was, "Someone may be in a position to see what changes need to be made but not in a position to make those changes, now we can."

Regarding the information on the CA State bar website, Allan said he will address it in the upcoming months and is glad to talk to people one on one. "I want people to judge me on my entire career, and not one aspect of my career."

If elected, Allan said he will provide a "laser focus on resources. I will increase resources and I will assign and tailor resources to higher priority cases. Focus on violent and serious crimes."

"I will look at what changes need to be made in a post realignment case for community safety, I will have evaluation reports." When he was working for the Humboldt County D.A's office, there were no evaluation reports. "People need to know what their strengths are and they need to be supported to improve on their weaknesses."

The Brian Fiore and James Stanko case are two high profile local cases Allan is very proud of in his career. In addition to his law experience, he is a Military Veteran. He is the President of the Board of Dirctors for Northcoast Stand Down, he and his wife support Betty Chinn and he is very active and holds key offices locally and nationally in veteran organizations.

Allan pointed out that one of these positions was a competitive process, required extensive vigorous screening and requires one to be a strong leader and good manager. He also mentioned that all the other 3 candidates Elan, Maggie and Arnie also have personally served or had a family member serve as a Veteran.