Maria Ramirez – 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...

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...

Los Angeles DA Q&A, Part Five

February 6, 2024 3:48 pmFebruary 6, 2024 5:27 pm

This is the final installment of a series of questions and answers with the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney. Thank you for reading and we hope the series has been informative. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has not...

Los Angeles DA Q&A, Part Four: On Strikes and Reform

February 5, 2024 11:41 amFebruary 5, 2024 11:41 am

This is part four of a continuing series of questions and answers with the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney. California has a “three strikes” law. That should mean that if you do three very bad things you can go...

Los Angeles DA Q&A, Part Three: On Management and Politics

February 4, 2024 9:12 am

This is part three of a continuing series of questions and answers with the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney. Besides presiding over a cratering sense of public safety, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon cannot, it seems, even run...