L.A. CITY COUNCILMEMBER MIKE BONIN ENDORSES GASCÓN FOR DA

LOS ANGELES – Today, LA City Councilmember Mike Bonin threw his support behind George Gascón to be LA County’s next District Attorney. Councilmember Bonin represents LA’s 11th District, which encompases the communities of Brentwood, Ladera, Del Rey, Mar Vista, the Marina Peninsula, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, West Los Angeles/Sawtelle, Westchester, and Los Angeles International Airport.

“George Gascón will hold polluters accountable, stand up to powerful corporations, and fight for criminal justice reform that repairs the damage done by generations of poor policy,” said Bonin. “I am proud to endorse George for District Attorney and I am eager to help elect a trusted and proven progressive to this crucial office.”

“I’m honored to have Mike’s support,” said former District Attorney and Assistant Chief of the LAPD, George Gascón. “The power of LA’s elected prosecutor to make change across the county is significant, and it means a great deal to me to have Mike’s confidence and partnership as we work to modernize and reform our system of justice.”

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George Gascón grew up in Los Angeles after his family immigrated from Cuba. An army veteran, Gascón served as a Los Angeles Police Department Officer for 30 years, rising to the rank of Assistant Chief of Operations. In 2006 he became Chief of Police in Mesa, Arizona, where he stood up to the hateful and anti-immigrant policies of then Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. In 2009, then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed Gascón Chief of Police. Newsom turned to Gascón again in 2011 when he tapped him to be District Attorney to fill the seat vacated by an outoing Kamala Harris who had been elected Attorney General. During his tenure Gascón implemented reforms that are being duplicated across the country while overseeing violent crime and homicides drop to rates not seen in 50 years. After being elected to two terms, Gascón returned to Los Angeles to care for his elderly mother and to be closer to his two daughters and grandchildren in Long Beach. Gascón is married to Fabiola Kramsky, a three-time Emmy Award winning journalist and recipient of the “Premio Nacional de Periodismo,” the highest recognition given to journalists in Mexico.