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LA Times Recommends Keeping Gascon “In Place,” But It’s Time For Us To Move Ahead

By Ryan Erlich On Sunday morning, the Los Angeles Times endorsed George Gascón in the District Attorney’s race. Their justification? Voters should “reject the nonsense and keep Gascón on the job and criminal justice reform in place.” The editorial board returned to that theme in their closing sentences. “Voters were right to pick him in 2020,” they wrote. “They […]

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Gascón Abandons All Murder Victims’ Families

By Kathy Cady In the criminal justice system, a prosecutor’s role of seeking justice extends beyond the courtroom; it involves a profound responsibility to victims’ families, ensuring their voices are heard and their concerns addressed. Under District Attorney George Gascón, this fundamental duty has been abandoned. Instead of championing the rights of victims and their […]

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ADDA BOARD ENDORSES ERIC SIDDALL FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY

The Board of Directors of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys (“ADDA”) has adopted the recommendation of its Endorsement Committee to endorse Eric Siddall to be the next District Attorney of Los Angeles County. This endorsement is the product of an exhaustive, months-long, fact-based analysis of District Attorney candidates by the ADDA’s Endorsement Committee, a […]

Gascón’s Audacious Bid to Overturn Cop Killer’s Conviction Foiled

By Kathy Cady   In the previous article, I brought to the public’s attention a covert plan orchestrated by Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón aimed at securing the release of a convicted cop killer and prominent figure within the Mexican Mafia from state prison.   Earlier this week, in response to tenacious reporting that […]

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Why hasn’t Gascón transferred a serial child molester to adult criminal court?

By Kathy Cady Last year, in response to substantial negative publicity and public push back in the Hannah Tubbs’ case, Gascón “adjusted” his strict no-transfer juvenile policy issuing the following statement: “[O]ur juvenile system in its current iteration does not provide adequate support to help [a former minor]…except through the adult system…The complex issues and […]