
Dennis J. McLaughlin's schedule has been so busy these days that he literally has no time between cases.
His calendars almost always run past lunch time. Sometimes he works straight through the afternoon. In fact, on the day of an interview, McLaughlin conserved time by munching a sandwich between questions.
"So far, this job has been very, very busy," said McLaughlin, 42, who was appointed to Alameda County's Fremont-Newark-Union City Muni... (continued)