Governor again reverses parole for convicted murderer Jason Adam Greenwell

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that Governor Gavin Newsom has for a second time reversed the Parole Board's earlier decision to release one of the five convicted murderers who brutally killed Dystiny Myers (15) in 2010.

On Thursday, September 14, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom granted District Attorney Dan Dow’s request for him to reverse the parole of Jason Greenwell, convicted of second-degree murder for the killing of 15-year-old Dystiny Myers in 2010. 

Governor appoints Cambria psychiatrist as medical director of Coalinga State Hospital

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Cambria resident Jeffrey Billett as the Medical Director of Coalinga State Hospital in the Department of State Hospitals.

Billett is no stranger to the field of psychiatry, having served as a Psychiatrist in the Clinical Operations Advisory Council at the Department of State Hospitals since 2019. He's also been running his own private practice as a psychiatrist for more than 30 years.

Billett held a few other positions in the state hospital system. He served as a Staff Psychiatrist at Atascadero State Hospital in 2018-2019, and held various roles at Patton State Hospital from 2017-2018, including Staff Psychiatrist, Senior Psychiatrist and Acting Medical Director.