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An agreement for court oversight of the Vallejo Police Department brought by the California Department of Justice six months ago was dismissed on Tuesday after a series of contentious exchanges with a Solano County Superior Court judge who indicated he might refuse to enforce it.

The likely approach for implementing Senate Bill 43, the state’s new law that expands involuntary treatment for those incapacitated by substance use, gained some clarity Tuesday. But critical details, such as increasing resources to protect hospital emergency departments, remain vague.

Fong, McCarthy’s chosen successor, was on the March 5 primary ballot for both California’s 20th Congressional District and 32nd Assembly District thanks to a messy scramble to pick a successor to the former Bakersfield congressman. That status was at the center of California Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s issue with Fong’s congressional candidacy.