Deputy District Attorney Maria Ramirez

Ramirez, McKinney Endorse Nathan Hochman …And Not Their Boss DA George Gascon

April 9, 2024 1:25 pmApril 9, 2024 1:25 pm

A pair of Los Angeles deputy district attorneys who ran for the top job in the March primary are now backing their boss’s challenger in the November vote. Deputy District Attorneys John McKinney and Maria Ramirez announced this week that...

Gascon, Hochman Emerge from DA Primary – Will Face Off in November

March 7, 2024 6:53 amMarch 7, 2024 6:55 am

Incumbent Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon and former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman will face off in November to decide who is the county’s district attorney come December. Gascon and Hochman finished one-two in Tuesday’s primary, earning them tickets to...

Los Angeles DA Candidates on the State of the Campaign

February 22, 2024 2:35 amFebruary 22, 2024 7:19 am

With only 12 days to go, the dozen people who hope to be the next (or continue to be) Los Angeles County District Attorney have pushed their campaigns into overdrive. With so many candidates, even a seemingly small bump could...

LAPD Union Says Archuleta, Hatami for DA

February 19, 2024 7:40 amFebruary 19, 2024 7:40 am

The Los Angeles Police Protective League – the rank and file officers union – has recommended two candidates to replace LA District Attorney George Gascon: Judge Debra Archuleta and Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami. Over the weekend, the LAPPL –...

Los Angeles DA Race Coalescing?

February 19, 2024 2:35 amFebruary 19, 2024 2:36 am

In the race for Los Angeles District Attorney, the polling so far has been pretty consistent. In previous polls, 15% said they will vote in the March primary for current Disaster Attorney George Gascon, another 20% or so are split...

LA DA Candidates Q&A, Part Two: Law Enforcement and the Death Penalty

January 29, 2024 7:12 amJanuary 31, 2024 7:22 am

This is part two of a continuing series of questions and answers with the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney. When Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference to announce an inter-agency law enforcement task force to tackle the issue...

LA DA Candidates Q&A Part One: Prop. 47 and the Concept of the Misdemeanor

January 28, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 28, 2024 2:31 am

As the Globe has done for a number of other important political races in the past, we asked each of the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney if they wished to take part in a question and answer series on...