Los Angeles DA George Gascon – California Globe

The Greenberg Brief: Holding Out Hope for Prop. 47’s Survival

May 13, 2024 2:45 amMay 14, 2024 6:21 am

It’s now 10 years since the passage of the Safe Neighborhoods & Schools Act. How could voters not have been in favor of it back then? Well, we can now blame the deceptive ballot measure name in hindsight, as it...

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...

LA DA Candidates Q&A Part One: Prop. 47 and the Concept of the Misdemeanor

January 28, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 28, 2024 2:31 am

As the Globe has done for a number of other important political races in the past, we asked each of the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney if they wished to take part in a question and answer series on...

Gascon in Crosshairs at DA Debate

January 19, 2024 2:35 amJanuary 19, 2024 2:36 am

There were ten candidates on the stage at the Los Angeles Magazine-sponsored Los Angeles County District Attorney’s race debate – eight of them roundly criticized current DA George Gascon – two, including Gascon himself, did not. In trying to defend...

Los Angeles DA George Gascon’s Ignites More Controversy with Chief of Staff Appointment

December 18, 2023 2:30 amDecember 18, 2023 2:31 am

Some of the larger cities across the nation have been mired in controversy and escalating crime by virtue of attitudes and policies implemented by Woke law enforcement officials—District Attorneys in particular. The politics of crime has been at the forefront...

Tubbs 2.0? Will Gascon Charge Alleged Serial Molester as an Adult?

December 6, 2023 2:32 amDecember 6, 2023 2:33 am

Rudy Paz is now 25 years old and he is facing a slew of child molestation charges, including allegations he molested boys as young as four years old. But Rudy Paz – if found guilty – may see his sentence...

About Last Week…

November 5, 2023 7:11 amNovember 5, 2023 7:36 am

If you’ve been reading the Globe lately, you may have noticed a series of articles about eight of the ten current candidates for Los Angeles County District Attorney. And eight of the ten will almost assuredly will be the final...