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LOS ANGELES—Today District Attorney George Gascón kicked off his 2024 reelection campaign surrounded by a broad coalition of Democrats, organized labor, community leaders and fellow elected officials. With less than five months before the Primary Election, Gascón is well-positioned to hold an organizing and voter turnout advantage among the communities and consistencies essential to any […]

Los Angeles County’s newly elected district attorney George Gascón resigned today from the California District Attorney’s Association (CDAA), the group that represents most California DAs and that is now fighting Gascón’s criminal justice reforms […]

“L.A. County voters chose to continue on a path toward reform and away from the policies of the 1970s. Elections mean little if victors are denied the ability to shift direction […]”

Deputy district attorneys in Los Angeles County are trying hard to undermine the efforts of George Gascón, who was elected Los Angeles County district attorney on a vision of reforming the criminal justice system. Just weeks after he assumed office, the Assn. of Deputy District Attorneys filed a lawsuit to stop Gascón from fulfilling this promise. […]

George  Gascón, former assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department and San Francisco district attorney, has long been right about the same criminal justice matters Lacey has been wrong about. If elected, Gascón will build on the approaches Lacey has been right about, particularly on mental health and diversion for low-level, non-violent offenders. Gascón’s […]