Posts by Ali

JACKIE LACEY MISSES 8 OUT OF 9 OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC WHILE GASCÓN RACKS UP BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT Since Gascón’s Entrance into the Race, DA Lacey has Skipped Nearly Every Community Event and her Campaign Has Announced Few New Endorsements LOS ANGELES – With one week until Election Day, #TeamGascón offers an overview of the campaign’s […]

For most George Gascón supporters knocking on doors in South Los Angeles, the race to determine the county’s top prosecutor is extremely personal. Among those involved in the $1-million get-out-the-vote effort is Linda Gomez, who as a teen was sentenced to 14 years in prison for assault with a gang enhancement. She was released after […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón released the following statement in response to a report detailing the experiences of 15 employees within the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office who describe a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation.  The article concludes that, “Civil service job protections, coupled with an entrenched culture of retaliation against whistleblowers, make it unlikely that even […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, the Los Angeles Times endorsed George Gascón for District Attorney.  The Los Angeles Times has been in circulation since 1881 and is the fourth largest newspaper in the country.  The exceptionally strong endorsement from the Times means that both of LA’s major newspapers have now rejected incumbent Jackie Lacey in favor […]

In 2012, Jackie Lacey defeated a traditional tough-on-crime prosecutor to become Los Angeles County district attorney. Voters seemed to appreciate her cautious openness to new thinking, and indeed some of her policies — especially her program to divert some mentally ill people from prosecution to treatment — were refreshingly forward-looking. She was reelected in 2016 […]