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LA County DA George Gascon Recall Effort Turns in 717,000 Signatures To County

July 7, 2022 1:32 pm

Recall DA George Gascon, the main group behind the effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, submitted 717,000 signatures of the needed 566,857 needed for it to be placed on the ballot on Wednesday to the LA...

LA DA Gascon Recall Supporters To Turn in Signatures to County Wednesday

July 6, 2022 12:27 pmJuly 7, 2022 1:33 pm

Recall DA George Gascon, the group behind the effort to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, are to turn in hundreds of thousands of signatures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Wednesday, with the expectation that it...

New Law Bans Arrests for Prostitution-Related Loitering Approved by Gov. Newsom

July 5, 2022 12:20 pm

A bill that bans arrests for “loitering with the intent of prostitution” was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom during the weekend, formally ending the long-standing practice to crackdown on prostitution in cities across the state. Senate Bill 357,...

Former SF DA Chesa Boudin Says He My Run For DA Post-Recall

June 30, 2022 2:17 pmJune 30, 2022 9:24 pm

In his first interview after being recalled earlier this month, former San Francisco District Attorney told the San Francisco Chronicle earlier this week that he won’t rule out another run for office either in November or in 2023. Boudin, who...

Bill To Ban Arrests for Prostitution-Related Loitering Moves to Governor’s Desk

June 20, 2022 3:51 pm

A bill to ban arrests for “loitering with the intent of prostitution” was sent to the Governor’s desk on Monday, nine months after both houses of the state legislature first passed it. Senate Bill 357, authored by Senator Scott Wiener...

LA DA Gascón Recall Group Has Collected Enough Signatures to Qualify for November Ballot

June 16, 2022 10:18 amJune 17, 2022 6:43 am

It appears the June Primary Election recall of progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has had some carryover impact on the recall of Los Angeles DA George Gascón. The working group collecting signatures for Gascón’s recall just announced they...

SF Mayor London Breed Looking Into DA Replacement Following Ousting of Chesa Boudin

June 9, 2022 12:59 pm

In the past few days following the successful recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Mayor London Breed has begun the process to find a successor to Boudin. In the last nine months, Breed has appointed many high profile...