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Government

Jul. 7, 2022

Campaign turns in signatures for recall of LA DA Gascón

Critics, many of them his own prosecutors, say DA’s policies on charging and sentencing are causing crime to rise.

The campaign to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón delivered more than 700.000 signed petitions to county officials on Wednesday after six months of advocating for his removal.

“The people of Los Angeles have spoken in a resounding way, with hundreds of thousands of residents adding their names to the recall petition and 37 cities voting no confidence in their district attorney,” said the Recall DA George Gascón campa...

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