A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 21 for a man and a woman charged with murder in connection with a drive-by shooting in Long Beach that killed a 12-year-old boy and injured a 14-year-old girl. Reshawn Jonae Strother, 20, of Cypress, is charged with one count of murder, three counts of attempted murder, one…

LOS ANGELES—Supporters of an effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón filed a new legal action on July 7 asking a judge to certify the recall petition against the county’s top prosecutor, saying a nearly year-long review of rejected signatures shows the group actually submitted nearly 6,000 more names than required. The…

LOS ANGELES—Supporters of an effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón filed a new legal action on July 7 asking a judge to certify the recall petition against the county’s top prosecutor, saying a nearly year-long review of rejected signatures shows the group actually submitted nearly 6,000 more names than required. The…

Commentary California leaders continue to charge ahead in implementing a radical “progressive” (a.k.a. socialist) agenda even when it goes directly against the will of the people. For instance, California voters have twice voted to ban the use of affirmative action in hiring and school admissions. But the state’s leaders continue to implement gender and racial…

LOS ANGELES—A veteran Los Angeles County prosecutor who was awarded $1.5 million after she was denied important jobs in retaliation for complaining about directives set forth after the 2020 election of District Attorney George Gascón is now seeking $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees, but the county wants a new trial. The March 6 Los Angeles…

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, his office and the county Probation Department are being sued for wrongful death by relatives of one of two El Monte police officers who was fatally shot by a convicted felon at an El Monte motel last June, the plaintiffs’ attorneys announced May 4. The Los Angeles…

Jonathan Hatami—a deputy district attorney known for taking on high profile child abuse cases—is one of the contenders vying to replace progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón in 2024, he announced on March 29 in Whittier. Hatami, who works in the Complex Child Abuse Unit at the Hall of Justice, said amid a “public…

LOS ANGELES—Organizers of a recent effort to oust District Attorney George Gascón lashed out March 23 at the county clerk’s office over allegations that signatures of dead people were found on recall petitions—calling the announcement an attempt to distract from what they call the county’s unwarranted rejection of the recall drive. “This is nothing more…

Los Angeles District Attorney (DA) George Gascón launched a program last week to shuttle employees—who work in his office and are assigned to downtown’s Civic Center area—to and from their cars amid a string of public safety incidents, according to an internal memo from his office, reviewed by The Epoch Times. “Security incidents involving aggressive…

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles police officer was convicted March 20 of filing a false report and perjury stemming from a traffic stop in the Hollywood area about 3 1/2 years ago. Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Alejandro Castillo, 50, guilty of the two felony counts, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s…