Campaign News

LOS ANGELES – Today, Los Angeles City Councilmember, Gilbert Cedillo, announced his endorsement of George Gascón for Los Angeles District Attorney. ““I am proud to support George Gascón for District Attorney,” said Councilmember Gilbert Cedillo. “We are at a point in our nation’s history where the City and County of Los Angeles, home of 3.5 million immigrants, […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón was joined by Councilmember Mike Bonin, victims, family members of those condemned to death, exonerees, advocates, and members of the faith and legal communities to deliver a letter to Jackie Lacey calling on her to end her pursuit of the death penalty in Los Angeles, and to announce a plan […]

I do not support the use of the death penalty on moral and practical grounds. Not once in my nine years as District Attorney of San Francisco did my office seek the death penalty. I campaigned against the death penalty when Prop. 34 was introduced in 2012, and again in 2016 when Prop 62 was […]

Honorable Jackie Lacey 211 West Temple Street Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dear District Attorney Jackie Lacey: We are the families of murder victims, the families of those sitting on death row, exonerees, and members of the faith community, and we stand together in our opposition to your office’s continued use of the death […]

Having spent the last forty-five years participating in the Los Angeles criminal justice system from all angles (prosecutor, defense attorney, LAPD inspector general, and Superior Court judge), I feel uniquely positioned to comment upon the upcoming race for Los Angeles County District Attorney.  The DA’s office needs a course correction.  I believe that George Gascón […]