Campaign News

Under their state’s rules to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Californians are not supposed to leave home except to pick up groceries or prescriptions, go to the doctor, and commute to jobs deemed essential. As part of this effort, prosecutors — including Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey — have pledged to avoid dragging people into court […]

GEORGE GASCÓN’S RECOMMENDATIONS ON ARREST, DETENTION, CHARGING, AND REENTRY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC LA County is facing an unprecedented public health crisis—one with enormous public safety implications. The health, safety, and welfare of our community weighs heavily on me each and every day. Above all else, we express our profound gratitude to those on the […]

Months into the Crisis, DA Jackie Lacey Continues to Pursue Low-Level Misdemeanor Cases Including Loitering, Panhandling, and Public Intoxication, Forcing Public Servants into Dangerously Close Proximity LOS ANGELES – Today, in light of the continued threat posed to our collective community from COVID-19, George Gascón issued a jarring rebuke of LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s response—or lack-there-of—to the […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder released the results of another 29,672 ballots from the March 3rd primary, leaving approximately 34,328 total ballots left to be counted. Every vote must be counted, but the number of outstanding ballots cannot alter the result. Former District Attorney and Assistant Chief of the LAPD, George Gascón, will advance to the […]

Wednesday morning, one month after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of raping former actress Jessica Mann and former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haleyi, a New York judge sentenced him to 23 years in prison. Pending an appeal, the announcement brought an end to Weinstein’s intensely watched New York criminal proceedings. But it also marked the beginning of similar charges against […]