"The City Attorney's Office reportedly wrote the memo cautioning the mayor and the board that the concept of the sobering center put the city at 'very high legal risk,' because it may not meet the requirements of a 'detention facility.'"
"The memo noted that the Sheriff's Department was not planning to physically restrain individuals at the center or put them in cells, but would be telling them that they were not exactly free to leave."
"The memo was reportedly leaked to Mission Local the same day that the board took its vote on the RESET Center, leading to an investigation that has reportedly closed in on Fielder's office."
Jackie Fielder is on mental health leave while her office faces an investigation into a leak of a confidential memo from the City Attorney's Office. The memo warned that the RESET Center, a sobering facility approved by the board, poses high legal risks. The memo indicated that individuals at the center would not be physically restrained but would not be free to leave. The leak coincided with the board's vote on the center, leading to scrutiny of Fielder's office, especially after staff changes occurred amid the investigation.
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