Originally published in the Los Angeles Times L.A. County D.A. to pay $5 million in civil rights case over bungled election conspiracy prosecution By James Queally Jan. 23, 2024 The L.A. County district attorney’s office will pay $5 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought by the head...
An appointment by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon is receiving considerable pushback. Gascon recently appointed Tiffiny Blacknell, a former public defender known for her outspoken opinions on policing and criminal justice, as his new chief of staff. Blacknell, formerly a grade four prosecutor and...
Nathan Hochman, former federal prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney General, and L.A. City Ethics Commission President, weighs in on Los Angeles DA George Gascon's news chief of staff who described herself as a 'proud former looter,' has described the police as “barbarians” and an “occupying force,”...
When your DA feels organized retail theft is a low-priority, cite-and-release crime, you embolden criminals and end up with a shocking increase in cases like this. As your next DA, I will lead a task force with local law enforcement to prosecute these cases to...
GASCON SUED AGAIN! The Los Angeles County deputy D.A. files the latest in a series of employment lawsuits against Gascon. It’s not surprising, considering more than 97% of LA prosecutors support his recall. When I’m DA, I will work with prosecutors as partners - not against them. Read...
Amidst the growing frustration within the city over the reluctance of L.A. District Attorney George Gascon to pursue most state misdemeanor cases, the Manhattan Beach City Council has voted to add prosecution of misdemeanors and infractions within its jurisdiction. Under the newly established agreement, the city...
NBC Los Angeles reported about an alarming increase in restaurant burglaries in Los Angeles -- and the few who are caught are released immediately without having to post bail. When I'm DA, we'll stop this trend by sending those responsible to prison, where they belong. Restaurant burglaries...
Our movement to restore sanity in the DAs office is having an impact. The call for Gascon to step down from the Martinez-DeLeon-Cedillo recording case is gaining traction. It's not enough for him to "individually" recuse. Every employee working on the case works for Gascon, and...
If Gascon does not want to protect Long Beach residents from being attacked and sexually assaulted on public sidewalks, it’s time to vote him out of office. Enough is enough! A man captured on video allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on a Long Beach sidewalk will...
Gascón’s mishandling of this child abuse case is inexcusable. I decided to run for LA County District Attorney because I cannot sit idly by as George Gascón's pro-criminal policies were putting our safety all at risk. For the past three years, it seems like on almost...