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California Governor Gavin Newsom Endorses George Gascón for L.A. DA

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|Date: August 27, 2020
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Endorses George Gascón for L.A. DA

By Hannah Skepner LOS ANGELES - The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, Tuesday endorsed longtime frien ...

By Hannah Skepner LOS ANGELES - The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, Tuesday endorsed longtime friend George Gascón to be the next District Attorney of Los Angeles. In his statement, Newsom noted ...

August 27, 2020
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Soccer Champ Megan Rapinoe Endorses Police Reformer George Gascón for LA District Attorney

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|Date: July 09, 2020
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Soccer Champ Megan Rapinoe Endorses Police Reformer George Gascón for LA District Attorney

By Abigail Swallow LOS ANGELES – World Champion soccer player and political activist, Megan Rapinoe of th ...

By Abigail Swallow LOS ANGELES – World Champion soccer player and political activist, Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. Women’s National Team, announced today that she endorses George Gascón’s campaign for Lo ...

July 09, 2020
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LA DA Candidate Gascón Releases Cop Reform Docs, Hits at Current DA’s Recalcitrance

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|Date: June 15, 2020
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LA DA Candidate Gascón Releases Cop Reform Docs, Hits at Current DA’s Recalcitrance

By Henry Stiepleman LOS ANGELES – George Gascón, a current candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney (D ...

By Henry Stiepleman LOS ANGELES – George Gascón, a current candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney (DA), released two documents related to criminal justice reform this past Friday, targeting his o ...

June 15, 2020
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Discussion Looks at COVID Response by LA DA Ahead of November Election

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|Date: May 14, 2020
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Discussion Looks at COVID Response by LA DA Ahead of November Election

With challenger George Gascón headed to a runoff against incumbent Jackie Lacey in November in LA’s Distr ...

With challenger George Gascón headed to a runoff against incumbent Jackie Lacey in November in LA’s District Attorney race, the discussion is ramping up on what the DA’s office needs to do to save liv ...

May 14, 2020
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Gascón Declares ‘Victory’ as He and Incumbent Head for November Runoff

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2020
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Gascón Declares ‘Victory’ as He and Incumbent Head for November Runoff

Incumbent LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who has been the subject of much criticism from the reform m ...

Incumbent LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who has been the subject of much criticism from the reform movement, is indeed headed to a November runoff against former SF DA George Gascón. Her percent ...

March 21, 2020
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LA DA Lacey Hopes to Avoid November Runoff

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|Date: March 04, 2020
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LA DA Lacey Hopes to Avoid November Runoff

By Danielle Silva LOS ANGELES - LA DA Incumbent Jackie Lacey has 52.8% of the votes from mail-in ballots ...

By Danielle Silva LOS ANGELES - LA DA Incumbent Jackie Lacey has 52.8% of the votes from mail-in ballots and currently counted from the Super Tuesday election, leading the other two progressive candid ...

March 04, 2020
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In LA and San Francisco Tensions Rise Around District Attorneys

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2020
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In LA and San Francisco Tensions Rise Around District Attorneys

LA DA’s Race Heats Up with Protest and Gun Pulled by DA Lacey’s Husband Experts are split as to the impac ...

LA DA’s Race Heats Up with Protest and Gun Pulled by DA Lacey’s Husband Experts are split as to the impact of the incident in Los Angeles, but the day before the election for District Attorney, the im ...

March 03, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Earns a Big Endorsement from LA Times

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|Date: February 24, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Earns a Big Endorsement from LA Times

We are just about a week out from the primary election and, aside from the presidential race, one of the ...

We are just about a week out from the primary election and, aside from the presidential race, one of the big races we are following is the Los Angeles District Attorney race. We were down in Los Ange ...

February 24, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Lacey a No-Show; Gascón and Rossi Deliver on Progressive Reform

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|Date: February 17, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Lacey a No-Show; Gascón and Rossi Deliver on Progressive Reform

by David Greenwald Our coverage of progressive prosecutors took us down to LA this week to see a League o ...

by David Greenwald Our coverage of progressive prosecutors took us down to LA this week to see a League of Women Voters-sponsored candidate's forum. Seemed pretty safe that all the candidates would pa ...

February 17, 2020
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Lacey Pulls Out of League Debate in Los Angeles DA’s Race, Challengers Largely Agree on Reform Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2020
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Lacey Pulls Out of League Debate in Los Angeles DA’s Race, Challengers Largely Agree on Reform Issues

Los Angeles – the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles sponsored a candidates forum, but incumbent DA Ja ...

Los Angeles – the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles sponsored a candidates forum, but incumbent DA Jackie Lacey agreed to attend and then pulled out in the wake of an incident in late January in w ...

February 14, 2020
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LA DA Jackie Lacey Apparently Doesn’t Believe a Public Defender is a Real Lawyer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2020
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LA DA Jackie Lacey Apparently Doesn’t Believe a Public Defender is a Real Lawyer

by David Greenwald We have been covering a lot of district attorney races across the country in the last ...

by David Greenwald We have been covering a lot of district attorney races across the country in the last few weeks. But with an election date on March 3, one of the more heated ones is the LA DA's rac ...

February 01, 2020
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Los Angeles County D.A. Jackie Lacey Skipped the First Democratic Debate of the Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2019
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Los Angeles County D.A. Jackie Lacey Skipped the First Democratic Debate of the Race

After two terms at the helm of the nation’s largest prosecutor office, Lacey has drawn pointed criticism ...

After two terms at the helm of the nation’s largest prosecutor office, Lacey has drawn pointed criticism from community advocates who say she is standing in the way of criminal justice reform. By Aaro ...

December 16, 2019
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Davis Police Department’s Surveillance Technology Report Difficult to Read, According to Police Accountability Commission

California Passes AB 376, Becomes First State to Provide a Bill of Rights for Student Borrowers

Sunday Commentary: We Need to Re-Imagine How We Interact with Mental Health Crises

Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

Guest Commentary: Now Is the Time to Right Size and Redirect Yolo County Criminal Justice Spending

Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Endorses Measure D

Looking Back: Never Again – PART 2

EXONERATIONS: Part VII – Misconduct by Police and Prosecutors at Trial Cause of Wrongful Convictions

Chicago Sun Times Endorses More Progressive Kim Foxx for Second Term as State’s Attorney

RBG Recognized, Criminal Justice Reform Focus of Justice Event

California Governor Gavin Newsom Endorses George Gascón for L.A. DA

California Governor Gavin Newsom Endorses George Gascón for L.A. DA

Soccer Champ Megan Rapinoe Endorses Police Reformer George Gascón for LA District Attorney

Soccer Champ Megan Rapinoe Endorses Police Reformer George Gascón for LA District Attorney

LA DA Candidate Gascón Releases Cop Reform Docs, Hits at Current DA’s Recalcitrance

LA DA Candidate Gascón Releases Cop Reform Docs, Hits at Current DA’s Recalcitrance

Discussion Looks at COVID Response by LA DA Ahead of November Election

Discussion Looks at COVID Response by LA DA Ahead of November Election

Gascón Declares ‘Victory’ as He and Incumbent Head for November Runoff

Gascón Declares ‘Victory’ as He and Incumbent Head for November Runoff

In LA and San Francisco Tensions Rise Around District Attorneys

In LA and San Francisco Tensions Rise Around District Attorneys

Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Earns a Big Endorsement from LA Times

Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Earns a Big Endorsement from LA Times

Monday Morning Thoughts: Lacey a No-Show; Gascón and Rossi Deliver on Progressive Reform

Monday Morning Thoughts: Lacey a No-Show; Gascón and Rossi Deliver on Progressive Reform

Lacey Pulls Out of League Debate in Los Angeles DA’s Race, Challengers Largely Agree on Reform Issues

Lacey Pulls Out of League Debate in Los Angeles DA’s Race, Challengers Largely Agree on Reform Issues

LA DA Jackie Lacey Apparently Doesn’t Believe a Public Defender is a Real Lawyer

LA DA Jackie Lacey Apparently Doesn’t Believe a Public Defender is a Real Lawyer

Los Angeles County D.A. Jackie Lacey Skipped the First Democratic Debate of the Race

Los Angeles County D.A. Jackie Lacey Skipped the First Democratic Debate of the Race

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