2022 Chesa Boudin recall election – Page 6

Los Angeles DA George Gascon Continues Policy Rollbacks on Trying Juveniles as Adults

February 21, 2022 4:05 pm

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon continued to roll back his policy on trying juveniles as adults on Sunday by further adding in more cases that warrant increased punishment. The rollback of his blanket ban to try juveniles as...

LA DA George Gascon Walks Back Blanket Ban on Trying Juveniles as Adults

February 18, 2022 5:19 pm

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon just walked back his blanket ban on trying juveniles as adults, following major backlash, after his office acted on his specific directives approved a two year sentence for a woman who sexually assaulted...

SFPD Terminates Police Misconduct Investigation Agreement With DA’s Office

February 3, 2022 3:51 pm

On Thursday, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin fired back at a press event against the San Francisco Police Department’s decision on Wednesday to terminate its memorandum of understanding (MOU) that allows his office to independently investigate officer-related shootings and...

Second George Gascon Recall Petition Approved By LA County

January 31, 2022 12:12 pm

The petition to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon spread quickly through Los Angeles County over the weekend following approval for signature gathering last Thursday. In 2020, Gascon, who served as the LAPD Assistant Chief of Police from...

San Francisco DA’s Office Faces Lawsuit in Federal Court Over Reducing Violent Felony to Misdemeanor

January 26, 2022 2:10 amApril 3, 2022 3:15 pm

The San Francisco District Attorney’s office was sued on Tuesday by the Alliance for Asian American Justice over reducing a felony beating of an elderly Vietnamese-American man to a misdemeanor. In November of 2019, then 69-year-old Anh Le was walking...

Legislative Election Committees Meet Over Possible Recall Rule Changes

December 7, 2021 4:06 pm

A joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate elections committees was held in Sacramento on Monday, with state lawmakers looking into possible changes to California’s recall rules. California’s recall process has been under scrutiny in recent years from both lawmakers...

Second Recall Petition Against LA DA George Gascon Begins

December 7, 2021 2:28 amDecember 8, 2021 3:37 pm

A group in favor of recalling Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon launched a new bid to recall him on Monday outside the Hall of Justice on Monday, hoping to successfully bring the decision to voters by November of...