Posts by Ali

Months into the Crisis, DA Jackie Lacey Continues to Pursue Low-Level Misdemeanor Cases Including Loitering, Panhandling, and Public Intoxication, Forcing Public Servants into Dangerously Close Proximity LOS ANGELES – Today, in light of the continued threat posed to our collective community from COVID-19, George Gascón issued a jarring rebuke of LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s response—or lack-there-of—to the […]

Wednesday morning, one month after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of raping former actress Jessica Mann and former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haleyi, a New York judge sentenced him to 23 years in prison. Pending an appeal, the announcement brought an end to Weinstein’s intensely watched New York criminal proceedings. But it also marked the beginning of similar charges against […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, Los Angeles City Councilmember, Gilbert Cedillo, announced his endorsement of George Gascón for Los Angeles District Attorney. ““I am proud to support George Gascón for District Attorney,” said Councilmember Gilbert Cedillo. “We are at a point in our nation’s history where the City and County of Los Angeles, home of 3.5 million immigrants, […]

Having spent the last forty-five years participating in the Los Angeles criminal justice system from all angles (prosecutor, defense attorney, LAPD inspector general, and Superior Court judge), I feel uniquely positioned to comment upon the upcoming race for Los Angeles County District Attorney.  The DA’s office needs a course correction.  I believe that George Gascón […]

Eight years ago when Jackie Lacey won the race for district attorney, Los Angeles’ black community celebrated her ascent. She was the first African American to lead the largest prosecutors’ office in the country. “I felt like she would understand the fears we face, as everyday black people,” community activist Jerome Kitchen recalled. “We were […]