Posts by Nicholas

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and his predecessor fired back on Thursday after an association of California prosecutors accused the NFL of misrepresenting the Sacramento police shooting of Stephon Clark in a public service announcement. The video, published last week as part of an NFL social justice initiative called Inspire Change, featured Se’Quette Clark describing the […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, former District Attorney George Gascón, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, and San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar issued a joint statement in response to the California District Attorney Association’s (CDAA) attempts to pressure the National Football League into pulling a public service announcement giving a voice to the […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón’s campaign for Los Angeles District Attorney is proud to announce that SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) has endorsed Gascón’s campaign for District Attorney. SEIU-UHW is a union committed to racial justice that represents more than 97,000 healthcare workers, patients, and healthcare consumers across the state. “SEIU United Healthcare Workers West is proud to join […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, SEIU Local 2015, California’s largest union representing over 400,000 long-term care workers, voted overwhelmingly to endorse George Gascón for Los Angeles County District Attorney.  Union members authorized the endorsement in a virtual town hall following a rigorous interview process with the candidate. “For far too long, our criminal justice system has been […]

Less than three months from the November election, George Gascón, the Los Angeles County prosecutor’s candidate said his three priorities for convincing undecided voters are: an immediate halt to the death penalty and the prosecution of minors , but also an approach to victims that allows not to re-victimize them. Another of his priorities in […]