Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’ – Page 3

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...

LA DA Gascon’s Improper, Unethical, or Just Plain Stupid Actions Cost Taxpayers Another $5 Million

January 30, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 30, 2024 2:46 am

Maybe there’s a good reason Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has never (as an attorney) set foot in a courtroom – it could be because he always loses. Last week, the LA County Board of Supervisors decided to pay...

DA Gascon Tried to Side-Step California’s Three Strikes Law

December 13, 2023 6:47 amDecember 13, 2023 6:47 am

California’s “three strikes” law is widely popular and widely credited with cutting crime. It is also the bete noir of the progressive prosecutor and the “justice reform” movement, being blamed for excessive incarceration and arrest and sentencing racial disparities. The...

DA George Gascon’s Secret Push to Release Murderers

November 28, 2023 4:07 pmNovember 28, 2023 4:08 pm

It is common knowledge that Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon wants as many people out of jail as possible. It seems that progressive ideological effort now extends to cop killers. In 1979, drug dealer and gang leader Jesse Gonzales...

In Race for Los Angeles DA, Hochman, Siddall Tout Campaign News

November 13, 2023 2:56 pmNovember 13, 2023 2:56 pm

Two of the candidates trying to unseat the egregious Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon both say they are leading in the race to replace him, but in different ways. Current Deputy District Attorney...

John McKinney: Candidate for Los Angeles DA

October 12, 2023 10:30 amOctober 12, 2023 10:30 am

John McKinney knows temptation. Before becoming a lawyer, before rising through the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office to a position as deputy district attorney in Major Crimes (he successfully prosecuted the murderer of rapper Nipsey Hussle,) he was just...

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...