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In an unprecedented move, a judge allowed the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office to move to reclaim jurisdiction Monday over several charges filed in Los Angeles connected to a violent crime spree that left two people dead, marking one of the strongest rebukes yet of newly elected L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón’s policies.
In a motion filed last week, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan asked a judge to give her office control over five robbery counts filed against Rhett Nelson, 31, part of a broader slate of charges he faces for his alleged role in a days-long crime spree that spanned across Southern California and left two people dead in 2019, including Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Solano.
This Activist Says Voting Is Just One Tool To Improve Black Lives Thursday, January 7, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Pannell Meadowview Community Center in Sacramento, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Helen Jones is in a long haul fight to convince people their vote matters. An activist with Black Lives Matter, the slow pace of progress makes her job difficult.
For the 2020 general election, Jones texted thousands of people from her Watts studio each week about voting. Then she turned her texting to Georgia’s Senate runoff elections, held today.
“Their vote is their voice,” she said.
Last year she had to persuade her own son to vote. The debate happened during a music production session, between the mixing of beats.
San Diego DA sends George Gascón scathing letter criticizing policies, rescinds permission to prosecute case
San Diego DA sends George Gascón scathing letter criticizing policies, rescinds permission to prosecute case
The San Diego County DA has sent newly-elected Los Angeles County DA George Gascón a scathing letter criticizing his policies.
LOS ANGELES - The San Diego County District Attorney has sent newly-elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón a scathing letter criticizing his policies as not in the interest of justice, and rescinding permission for Gascón to prosecute an accused Los Angeles cop killer’s San Diego armed robbery charges.