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“There can be no keener reflection of a society’s soul than the way it treats its children.”  – Nelson Mandela For decades, criminal justice experts have known that Los Angeles’ approach to prosecuting youth has been mired in a “punish first” mindset, anchored in the failed prosecution policies of the 1990s.  This antiquated approach has […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón’s campaign for Los Angeles District Attorney is proud to announce that the Working Families Party has endorsed Gascón’s campaign for District Attorney. The Working Families Party is a grassroots, multiracial party of working people coming together to make our nation work for the many, not the few. They work to elect the next […]

In a two-page letter written by Contra Costa County DA Diana Becton, former San Francisco DA George Gasćon, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin and San Joaquin County DA Tori Verber Salazar, the current and former DAs banded together to call out the conflict of interest (or at least the appearance of one) that had and […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón’s campaign for Los Angeles District Attorney is proud to announce that SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) has endorsed Gascón’s campaign for District Attorney. SEIU-UHW is a union committed to racial justice that represents more than 97,000 healthcare workers, patients, and healthcare consumers across the state. “SEIU United Healthcare Workers West is proud to join […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, SEIU Local 2015, California’s largest union representing over 400,000 long-term care workers, voted overwhelmingly to endorse George Gascón for Los Angeles County District Attorney.  Union members authorized the endorsement in a virtual town hall following a rigorous interview process with the candidate. “For far too long, our criminal justice system has been […]