Gascón’s handling of juvenile repeat murder cases under scrutiny in D.A. race
The crime that Shanice Amanda Dyer committed when she was 17 years old was so horrifying that it appeared to have been committed at random. Appellate records in the case show she was a documented member of a faction of the Crips street gang in South Los Angeles and wanted to help avenge a killing […]
L.A. Times to co-host Gascón vs. Hochman L.A. County D.A. debate
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and his opponent, former U.S. Attorney Nathan Hochman, have agreed to a debate next month hosted by KNX News and the Los Angeles Times. The debate will be broadcast live on October 8th at 5pm PT on KNX (97.1 FM, 1070 AM) and on the Times and KNX […]
Gascón and Hochman spar in their first face-off of the L.A. County D.A. race
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón faced off against his November opponent, Nathan Hochman, via Zoom on Wednesday, with the two candidates trading sharp but polite exchanges in their first head-to-head matchup of the campaign. The virtual forum was marked by technical glitches, rapid topic switching and attacks from both candidates, with Gascón defending […]
Can Nathan Hochman win L.A. D.A. election by not being Gascón?
Mary Klein slathered sunscreen on her face as she waited for the candidate she hopes will defeat Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón in November. A survivor of a random attack along a Venice canal, Klein joined other crime victims chasing a little shade in a muggy downtown Los Angeles courtyard to talk about […]
‘Kind of bunk’: A closer look at the controversial case against a top L.A. D.A. official
One legal expert called it “kind of bullshit.” Another said it would only raise more questions than it answers. But two months after state prosecutors announced 11 felony charges against a top adviser to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, newly unsealed court records have shed light on the inside story of the controversial […]
Rick Caruso backs Gascón challenger Nathan Hochman for L.A. D.A.
Billionaire shopping mall mogul and 2022 mayoral candidate Rick Caruso announced his support for Nathan Hochman for Los Angeles County District Attorney on Tuesday, adding perhaps the biggest name yet to a growing list of supporters of George Gascón's challenger. “There is no more important election in California than this one,” Caruso said at a […]
Can Nathan Hochman unseat George Gascón as L.A. County D.A.?
Los Angeles Township Atty. George Gascón had a tough showing on Tuesday night, receiving an astonishingly low percentage of votes for an incumbent, as polls showed a majority of voters viewed him negatively. But experts say he may have gotten exactly what he needed. As of Wednesday afternoon, Gascón led the crowded primary with 21% […]
Where L.A. D.A. candidates stand on death penalty, juvenile justic
Polls show nearly two-thirds of voters remain undecided in the Los Angeles County District Attorney race. The dozen or so prosecutors, judges and lawyers seeking to unseat Georges Gascón are historically large, and challengers have struggled to differentiate themselves from one another. Even campaign ads sound the same. If you're still staring at your ballot […]
L.A. County D.A. campaign contributions: Hochman and other rivals out-raise Gascón
Less than a week into the primary, 12 candidates for Los Angeles County district attorney have collectively raised nearly $6.8 million, according to campaign finance filings. Some have raised much more money than others. Nathan Hochman, a former Republican candidate for state attorney general, raised more than twice as much as his next closest rival, […]
In D.A. race, who can break out of the pack to challenge Gascón?
Candidates vying to become Los Angeles County's next district attorney barely made it to the stage for the debate. At the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, cowering in a dozen studio chairs with political and ideological opponents separated by inches, it took nearly an hour for the largest candidate ever to run for public office to […]
