LOS ANGELES— Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso announced Monday morning his support for the recall of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, after previously backing him during the now controversial district attorney’s 2020 campaign. “I firmly believe that George Gascón needed to stand up, admit that many of his policies have put the city…

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—An overwhelming majority of Los Angeles County district attorneys in the Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) voted to endorse the recall of their boss, District Attorney George Gascón on Feb. 22. The association, made up of 800 district attorneys in LA County, previously invited Gascón—who is facing a recall effort—to a virtual…

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón continued to backtrack some controversial policies over the weekend, reversing his ban on pursuing life sentences and trying juveniles as adults, and saying that a recent sexual assault case sentence may have been too short. Gascón issued a directive on Feb. 18 lifting his previous bans on pursuing life…

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón walked back his ban on trying juveniles as adults due to a pending Supreme Court case and continued criticism for his “lightest touch” approach to crime. Gascón, who previously issued a ban on trying minors as adults, said on Feb. 16 he was open to “evolving” his juvenile…

A second recall effort against District Attorney George Gascón is officially underway after Los Angeles County approved a petition Jan. 27. Organizers have until July 6 to gather and submit about 570,000 signatures to get the measure on the November ballot. “We are sick and tired of living in the pro-criminal paradise Gascón created,” said…

Synchrony Bank has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the bank harassed residents throughout California with debt collection calls, it was announced Nov. 15. The case, brought by a coalition of California district attorney’s offices, including Los Angeles and San Diego counties, alleged the Utah-based company and its agents used…