Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón Archives

DA Gascón and CDCR Releasing Inmates on Flimsy ‘COVID’ Medical Requests

March 29, 2021 4:21 pm

There is upheaval within the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, and it appears treacherous. The Globe has reported extensively on LA District Attorney George Gascón, who moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to run for DA in 2020,...

Los Angeles DA George Gascón Defends Law That Puts Guns in the Hands of Criminals

February 26, 2021 5:49 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:53 am

In 2020, Los Angeles saw the most murders in a decade. Victims shot in South Los Angeles are up 742% compared to the previous year. Gun possession arrests rose 70% in the last 6 months of 2020, according to the California District...

Crime Victims File Motion to Disqualify DA George Gascón in Double Murder Case

February 25, 2021 11:56 amFebruary 27, 2021 2:09 pm

A motion filed this week in a double murder case seeks to disqualify Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón for among other issues, hiring a former public defender to write his Youth Justice policy when she was still a Deputy...

The Consequences of California’s Centrally Planned Compassion

February 10, 2021 2:35 amFebruary 11, 2021 9:38 am

Sixty years ago, when California was governed by people who were sane pragmatists, homes were affordable and very few people were homeless. To support new housing, government funds were focused on building enabling infrastructure. California’s freeways and expressways connected new...

LA County Prosecutors Barred from Attending Parole Hearings Under DA Gascón’s ‘Reforms’

February 5, 2021 7:42 amFebruary 5, 2021 7:42 am

The California District Attorneys Association announced Thursday their support of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and crime victims with his announcement that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will attend parole hearings to represent the victims in place of...

CA District Attorneys Support Lawsuit by LA Assoc. of Deputy DAs against District Attorney George Gascón

January 12, 2021 11:35 am

The California District Attorneys Association announced Tuesday it will file a friend-of-the-court brief later this month supporting the lawsuit recently filed by the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys against Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón because of...