GASCON RECALL ATTEMPT FALTERS

By Bob Walsh

 

             George Gascon faces a possible recall election this fall in the face of soaring crime throughout the L.A. area, but there are not enough valid signature to put the recall measure on the November ballot

The attempt to recall the uber-liberal zealot D. A. of Los Angeles, George Gascon, failed to get enough signatures to make the November ballot.  The attempt needed 556,857 VALID signatures to get over the bar.  While they turned in about 715,000 signatures they had a failure rate of about 27%, giving them only about 520,000 valid signatures.  

A lot of the dislike to Gascon comes from within his own office.  He has been sued by his own people to compel him to follow the law.  He routinely refuses to charge gun and gang enhancements or prosecute three-strikes case as such, even though state law REQUIRES that he do so.