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Jun. 13, 2024

Santa Clara County's Democratic DA endorses Gascón's challenger

The endorsement underscores the shift that has occurred in recent years as more left-wing DAs took power in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and a few other counties aiming to lock up fewer nonviolent offenders and the anxiety voters now have over rising crime.

Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen, left, shakes hands with Nathan Hochman, who is running for LA County DA.

Jeffrey F. Rosen, a Democrat who made his name as a reformist prosecutor when he unseated a law-and-order DA in Santa Clara County, on Wednesday endorsed Nathan Hochman, a former Republican turned independent trying to unseat Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, another reformist prosecutor.

The endorsement underscores the shift that has occurred in recent years as more left-wing DAs took power in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and a few other counties aiming ...

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