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LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón released the following statement following District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s statement to the Los Angeles Times that, “many excessive force cases ‘boil down’ to what was going on in the mind of the officer involved as the events were unfolding.” In response, former District Attorney and Assistant Chief of the Los […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón, who taught use of force policy to supervisors, oversaw the LAPDs use of force review process, made decisions related to suspensions and terminations as Chief of Police for two big-city police departments, and prosecuted more than 30 officers as San Francisco District Attorney, released the following statement in response to […]

The man seeking to unseat L.A. County District Attorney Jackey Lacey in the November election has called on her to file criminal charges against the LAPD officer who was caught on videotape repeatedly punching a man. Former San Francisco DA George Gascon said the still unidentified officer clearly used excessive force. “I have a problem […]

LOS ANGELES — Housing for those who are homeless. Criminal justice reform. Addressing the digital divide for schoolchildren in rural areas. Propelled by the urgency of the coronavirus crisis, and despite severe economic headwinds, liberal Californians see this moment as an opening to push through an agenda that addresses some of the state’s most intractable […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón released the following statement in response to remarks made by Craig Lally, the President of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, and District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s biggest supporter. In an article appearing in the Guardian, Mr. Lally said of low-level non-violent defendants who had not been convicted of a crime […]