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LA DA Gascón Recall Group Has Collected Enough Signatures to Qualify for November Ballot

June 16, 2022 10:18 amJune 17, 2022 6:43 am

It appears the June Primary Election recall of progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has had some carryover impact on the recall of Los Angeles DA George Gascón. The working group collecting signatures for Gascón’s recall just announced they...

Criminals in LA County Ask For More Plea Deals Due to Likely Recall Election of DA George Gascon

June 8, 2022 3:27 pm

Amid the increasing likelihood that Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon will face a recall vote this November, as well as the successful recall of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Tuesday, a growing number of LA County criminals are...

San Francisco Voters Oust DA Chesa Boudin in ‘People-Powered’ Recall

June 8, 2022 6:49 amJune 8, 2022 6:49 am

The Democrat-led Campaign to Recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced success in “Holding Boudin Accountable” last evening. This is big. Very big. The Yes on Recall Chesa Boudin Committee announced near 11:00pm Tuesday evening, ” Game Over.” https://twitter.com/recallchesateam/status/1534411774128033792...

Chesa Boudin Must Go

May 23, 2022 8:30 amMay 31, 2022 6:53 pm

The California Globe has generally resisted endorsing candidates or initiatives. Our sense is that trust in the media is so low that declaring our opinion on one page and then covering the news straight on the next naturally gives rise...

Los Angeles DA Recall Closes In On Needed Signatures 50 Days Before Deadline

May 18, 2022 4:34 pmMay 19, 2022 4:19 pm

The Recall DA George Gascon campaign announced on Wednesday that more than 450,000 signatures have been collected as of May 13th, closing in quickly on the 566,857 needed and the safety goal of 800,000 that the group wants to submit...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About ‘Quality of Life’ Offenses

May 16, 2022 10:05 amMay 16, 2022 2:39 pm

Law enforcement concepts, like so many other things in life, tend to shift in the wind. Until rather recently, most of California had embraced a “tough on crime” approach – including three strikes laws and – in many jurisdictions –...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Smash and Grab, Organized Looting, Shoplifting, and Personal Theft Crimes

May 15, 2022 2:41 amMay 14, 2022 4:52 pm

California makes international news almost every day. In the past it was mostly about Hollywood, Silicon Valley, the great weather, or some wacky new trend like intimate suntanning. But now the Golden State is known worldwide as a place to...