HARRIS 2 LST

As San Francisco District Attorney, Harris focused
intensively on fighting violent crime.
In an interview to Politico, Harris said she wants to
create a smarter criminal justice policy.
Like Obama, Politico said, Harris has sought to avoid
being tied to Democratic orthodoxy.
Her "smart on crime" approach in San Francisco included
cracking down on truancy — including charging the parents of
chronically truant children with a misdemeanour punishable by
jail time and a fine.
Civil libertarians and conservatives alike raised
questions about the move but Harris was unapologetic, she
said.
"Harris' new post gives her an instant national
platform: Her predecessors in the post, including California
Governor-elect Jerry Brown, used the office to influence
national environmental policy, while New York Governor-elect
Andrew Cuomo, who was his state's top prosecutor, raised his
profile as a crusader for consumer rights," the news article
said.
Given California's giant auto and utilities markets,
Harris can position herself as a major player in shaping
federal climate policy and in using her post to drive federal
environmental policy if Washington doesn't act.
She has also signaled an interest in other high-profile
battles that could garner national attention, including online
privacy in social networks like Facebook, Politico reported.
"We are making decisions about suing the EPA
(Environmental Protection Agency) around what we want to do
around our standards, and whether there should be national
standards," Harris told Politico.
"I want to use my position of leadership to help move
along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama
administration wants to do around the urgency of climate
change," she said. PTI