George Gascón’s reelection loss and whether there’s a future for the progressive prosecutors' movement
Imperfect Paradise
LAist Studios
4.5 • 535 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Nathan Hochman defeated incumbent George Gascón in the Los Angeles County District Attorney race. Many see the outcome as a bellwether for the criminal justice reform movement nationwide. LAist Correspondent Frank Stoltze breaks down the LA DA race results and helps us understand what Hochman's decisive victory and Gascón’s loss means. Also, Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido speaks with Alyssa Kress from the Prosecutors Alliance of California (PAC), a nonprofit that supports progressive prosecutors including Gascón, about the future of the broader social justice movement and their strategy moving forward.
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| 0:34.3 | This is Imperfect Paradise, the show about the gap between the dream and reality. I'm |
| 0:39.8 | Antonio Serejido. If you listen to our series about Los Angeles District Attorney George |
| 0:47.2 | Gascon, you know he is one of the most progressive and polarizing elected officials in the |
| 0:52.4 | country. Historically, district attorneys have been tough on crime. |
| 0:57.0 | But Gascon has been one of the main figures in the progressive prosecutor's movement, |
| 1:01.8 | the rise of district attorneys who, in reaction to calls for criminal justice reform, |
| 1:06.5 | seek out policies that aim to end racial profiling and mass incarceration. |
| 1:15.6 | Gascon was elected in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd. He was up for re-election this past November 5th, |
| 1:18.6 | and many view the outcome of the District Attorney election here in LA |
| 1:21.6 | as a bellwether for the criminal justice reform movement nationwide. |
| 1:25.6 | Today, we're going to talk about the results of that election, and also, criminal justice reform movement nationwide. |
| 1:33.1 | Today, we're going to talk about the results of that election, and also ask what is the future of the progressive prosecutors movement? |
| 1:38.4 | To tell us all about how Election Day went down, I am joined by our LAists' civics and democracy correspondent Frank |
| 1:45.7 | Stoltz, who reported out the series we did about District Attorney George Gascon. Hi, Frank. |
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