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Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman Reinstates Death Penalty Option

March 26, 2025 1:54 pmMarch 27, 2025 10:49 am

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on Tuesday that the moratorium against prosecutors seeking the death penalty in Los Angeles County has ended, with the death penalty now back as an option for murder cases with special circumstances....

Los Angeles DA Hochman Announces His Opposition to Menendez Brothers Resentencing

March 10, 2025 6:28 pmMarch 10, 2025 6:28 pm

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday that he opposes the resentencing of convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez and is now working to withdraw former DA George Gascon’s resentencing hearing motion. According to Hochman, the brother’s claims of...

The Untold Story: Selling Out Public Safety One District Attorney at a Time

February 10, 2025 3:50 pmFebruary 10, 2025 3:50 pm

History is full of examples where good intentions paved the way to disastrous outcomes. Today, we are witnessing another such moment — a social experiment in criminal justice reform that has unleashed unforeseen consequences on our urban communities. This experiment...

Haughty Gov. Gavin Newsom Takes Credit for ‘Recent Crack Down on Retail Theft’

December 28, 2024 11:25 amJanuary 1, 2025 6:59 am

The recent news stories of actual arrests for blatant crime and serial theft rings in California is thanks to voter’s overwhelming passage in November of Proposition 36 to reverse the state’s perverse lax theft laws. Most people are celebrating that...

Los Angeles DA Hochman Fires Gascon Hires, Announces Decisions on Big Cases

December 16, 2024 3:00 pmDecember 16, 2024 3:00 pm

Newly minted Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman continued to go further away from the policies of his predecessor George Gascon on Monday, hinting that he will be removing more of Gascon’s placements within the DA’s office and changing...

Nathan Hochman Sworn In As District Attorney Of Los Angeles County

December 4, 2024 2:45 amDecember 4, 2024 2:46 am

In a swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice on Tuesday, Nathan Hochman was officially sworn-in as the District Attorney of LA County, replacing the controversial George Gascon. The negative backlash over Gascon’s reform-minded policies,...

LA Taxpayers’ Open Letter to District Attorney Nathan Hochman

December 2, 2024 4:17 pmDecember 2, 2024 4:17 pm

District Attorney Nathan Hochman: Congratulations on your decisive victory and your swearing-in as Los Angeles County’s District Attorney. Today marks a turning point for a county that has long struggled under the weight of crime, mistrust, and an erosion of...