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February 22, 2022

Gascon recall: Nearly 98% of Los Angeles prosecutors voted in support of effort to oust DA

More than 9 of 10 Los Angeles prosecutors are supporting an effort to recall District Attorney George Gascon, according to the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys (LAADDA), which held a vote among county prosecutors.

February 22, 2022

LA DA George Gascon knew about trans child molester Hannah Tubbs jail calls before sentencing, deputy DA says

Emails purported to show Los Angeles prosecutors discussing the case of trans child molester Hannah Tubbs last month contradict District Attorney George Gascon’s claim he wasn’t aware of them until after sentencing, according to a deputy district attorney who said he’s seen them.

February 22, 2022

Gascon slammed for reversal on trans child molester Tubbs case: 'Utterly incompetent' or 'lying'?

Alex Bastian, special adviser to Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, on Tuesday defended Gascon's office after Fox News released jailhouse recordings of Hannah Tubbs.

February 21, 2022

Los Angeles County homeless count to begin after COVID-19 shuttered last year's event

Following a delay that shutter last year's event, Los Angeles County will conduct its annual count of the region's homeless population beginning Tuesday at a time when the issue is one of the biggest priorities for elected officials and concerns for residents and business owners.

February 21, 2022

California trans child molester Hannah Tubbs gloats over light sentence in jailhouse phone calls

Explicit Los Angeles jailhouse recordings of Hannah Tubbs, the 26-year-old trans child molester who received a slap on the wrist last month after pleading guilty to molesting a 10-year-old in 2014, depict her admitting it was wrong to attack a little girl but gloating over the light punishment.

February 20, 2022

BLM co-founder to speak at event with LA students seeking to defund school police

Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrisse Cullors is slated to deliver the keynote address at an event this week hosted by students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) who have pushed to defund school police.

February 19, 2022

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti blows off mask controversy: 'This isn't a real story'

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti dismissed criticism he received for defying his city’s indoor mask mandate multiple times at NFL games by saying that the controversy “is not a real story.”

February 19, 2022

California DA paints opponent as ‘Gascón clone,’ vows not to let county become like Los Angeles

A Southern California district attorney running for re-election is portraying his opponent as a clone of George Gascón, the top prosecutor in neighboring Los Angeles County who is facing a recall attempt and backlash from elected officials and crime victims over his prosecutorial directives that critics say has contributed to a rise in crime.

February 19, 2022

Liberal LA County DA Gascón backpedals on progressive directives amid crime wave, public blowback

Embattled Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is backpedaling on a number of hardline progressive directives he issued upon taking office in late 2020, according to a series of memos he sent to his office Friday regarding how to handle serious crimes.

February 18, 2022

California bill to allow citizens to enforce gun ban modeled after Texas heartbeat bill draws Newsom's support

California Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed a Democratic proposal to allow citizens to sue their neighbors and businesses to enforce Golden State gun control – modeled after a Texas heartbeat bill that has been praised on the right and reviled by the left.