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George Gascon – Corruption by Any Other Name

October 25, 2023 3:48 pmOctober 25, 2023 3:48 pm

We’ve all heard of tales of corrupt district attorneys. Leander Perez ruled Plaquemines Parish (a parish is what they call a county in Louisiana) with an iron fist and even by Louisiana standards his level of corruption was eye watering....

Gascon Polling Disaster Finds Only 14% Plan to Vote for Him in March

October 19, 2023 6:15 pmOctober 19, 2023 6:15 pm

One in seven – that’s how many Los Angeles County residents plan to vote to re-elect George Gascon in the March District Attorney’s race primary. For an incumbent to poll at 14% against a field of nine far lesser known,...

Curious – Where was George?

October 19, 2023 1:37 pmOctober 19, 2023 1:38 pm

There are 10 people who will be on the ballot in the March Los Angeles District Attorney primary vote – nine of them showed up at a debate Wednesday. Guess which one wasn’t there? George Gascon skipping the debate would...

Jon Hatami, Candidate for Los Angeles DA

October 5, 2023 1:58 pmOctober 5, 2023 9:29 pm

George Gascon had been the Los Angeles County District Attorney for two weeks and already Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami had already had enough. Angry enough about Gascon’s day one “policy directives” that he went public, blasting Gascon and saying...

Nathan Hochman: Candidate for Los Angeles DA

September 27, 2023 4:55 pmSeptember 28, 2023 1:43 pm

Nathan Hochman is a lifelong Los Angeles resident and he is fed up with George Gascon. “I’ve watched over the past three years our safety and security go off into the abyss,” Hochman said. “And there are three reactions you...

Maria Ramirez: Los Angeles District Attorney Candidate

September 24, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 24, 2023 2:31 am

Maria Ramirez has worked in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for more than 30 years. Now, for the first time, she’s sad – and angry. “It breaks my heart what is happening in our office and it breaks...

More Than A Month’s Worth: That’s the Size of LA DA Gascon’s Case Backlog

August 27, 2023 2:32 amAugust 27, 2023 2:33 am

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón has been criticized – rightly – for any number of justice system reasons: soft on crime, does not add gun enhancements to charges, does not support victim’s families, does not oppose the parole of...