Campaign News

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) endorsed George Gascón on Tuesday in his campaign to be the next district attorney of Los Angeles County, which has become a major battleground for progressives with an eye toward prison reform. “George Gascón is a proven leader of national significance when it comes to reforming our criminal justice system,” Harris, who […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, United States Senator Kamala Harris threw her support behind George Gascón to be LA County’s next District Attorney. “George Gascón is a proven leader of national significance when it comes to reforming our criminal justice system,” said U.S. Senator Kamala Harris. “As DA of San Francisco, George led fights to reform the […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón’s campaign for District Attorney released a policy paper proposing major reforms to Los Angeles County’s approach to behavioral health and its nexus to homelessness. Such reforms would ensure LA’s approach is trauma-informed and evidence-based. “The current District Attorney’s approach to those experiencing mental illness and substance abuse challenges has severely backfired and […]

GEORGE GASCÓN’S PLAN TO ADDRESS LA COUNTY’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS AND ITS NEXUS TO HOMELESSNESS Ensuring Los Angeles County’s Approach to Reducing Homelessness and Promoting Behavioral Health is Trauma-Informed and Evidence-Based Individuals with behavioral health challenges (e.g., mental health and/or co-occurring substance abuse disorders) have frequent contacts with the criminal justice system. Overwhelmingly, this population […]

Today on KPCC we’re profiling George Gascon, one of the three candidates running for Los Angeles County District Attorney. The story is the second in a three-part series; tomorrow we profile incumbent DA Jackie Lacey. Yesterday we profiled public defender Rachel Rossi. The DA race is drawing national attention; it’s the latest chapter in a […]