Swearing-in of George Gascón as district attorney in December 2020. (georgegascon.org)

The San Gabriel Valley Public Affairs Network hosted “Meet the District Attorney” on May 19, 2021, with an audience of eighty participants. Los Angeles County’s new district attorney, George Gascón, discussed his position on criminal justice reform. He spoke about the inequities that exist in the criminal justice system, many of which stem from a tough-on-crime approach. That approach has failed to keep us safe and has led to destroying communities of color. Visit https://da.lacounty.gov/policies to read about D.A. Gascón’s policies on cash bail, sentence enhancements, and alternatives to incarceration, as well as the research he relies on to set his policies.

—Martha Y. Zavala