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Eight years ago when Jackie Lacey won the race for district attorney, Los Angeles’ black community celebrated her ascent. She was the first African American to lead the largest prosecutors’ office in the country. “I felt like she would understand the fears we face, as everyday black people,” community activist Jerome Kitchen recalled. “We were […]

JACKIE LACEY MISSES 8 OUT OF 9 OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC WHILE GASCÓN RACKS UP BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT Since Gascón’s Entrance into the Race, DA Lacey has Skipped Nearly Every Community Event and her Campaign Has Announced Few New Endorsements LOS ANGELES – With one week until Election Day, #TeamGascón offers an overview of the campaign’s […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, lifetime civil rights activist and labor leader, Dolores Huerta, threw her support behind George Gascón to be LA County’s next District Attorney.  DoloresClara Fernández Huerta is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. […]

For most George Gascón supporters knocking on doors in South Los Angeles, the race to determine the county’s top prosecutor is extremely personal. Among those involved in the $1-million get-out-the-vote effort is Linda Gomez, who as a teen was sentenced to 14 years in prison for assault with a gang enhancement. She was released after […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón released the following statement in response to a report detailing the experiences of 15 employees within the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office who describe a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation.  The article concludes that, “Civil service job protections, coupled with an entrenched culture of retaliation against whistleblowers, make it unlikely that even […]