Jon Hatami – California Globe

Two More Judges Endorse Nathan Hochman

May 31, 2024 10:03 amMay 31, 2024 10:42 am

More than half of the people who ran against George Gascon in the March Los Angeles District Attorney primary have now endorsed his November opponent, Nathan Hochman. Retired judges Craig Mitchell and David Milton today endorsed Hochman over Gascon. Both...

LA Left Leads Leap

March 21, 2024 9:25 amMarch 21, 2024 9:25 am

As of the end of election night, March 5, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon had garnered 22% of the vote. As of the same time, Democratic Socialists of America member Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithia Raman, running as a plain...

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...

The Los Angeles DA Homestretch: Notables Donate, Endorsements Ramp Up

March 1, 2024 4:31 pmMarch 1, 2024 4:31 pm

The first step to removing Los Angeles County Dsoitirct Attorney George Gascon takes place Tuesday, March 5. Because that’s primary day when 12 candidates will face off with the top to vote getters moving onto the final runoff election in...

Enough Benjamins for George?

February 23, 2024 5:39 pm

In his successful quest to defeat Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey in 2020, current DA George Gascon got about $3.7 million dollars from the Smart Justice California Action fund. True – that money was largely aimed at the general...

Los Angeles DA Candidates Low-Key Square-Off

February 12, 2024 8:45 pmFebruary 13, 2024 6:36 am

Eleven of the twelve declared candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney squared off Monday night in a debate at Los Angeles City College hosted by the League of Woman Voters. The event was comparatively polite, with few (if any) directly...

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...