Chesa Boudin have created a revolving door where people arrested for petty theft or shoplifting are free to strike again and again without consequence. In a recent interview, Villanueva said policies like those of Gascón and San Francisco Dist. County sheriff’s department, and Sheriff Alex Villanueva says the lack of low-level prosecutions is emboldening thieves. Roughly 12,000 of those were presented by the L.A. More than 42,000 misdemeanor cases were rejected countywide in 2021. County have become so frustrated with Gascón’s refusal to file charges in low-level cases that they are seeking to reclaim jurisdiction from his office. In contrast, the office prosecuted 86% of all misdemeanors brought to its attention while Lacey was district attorney. Prosecutors filed charges in just 43% of misdemeanor cases presented by police last year. He has largely barred prosecutors from filing charges he says are linked to addiction or homelessness - including disturbing the peace, simple drug possession, loitering and public intoxication.
Gascón’s policies appear to have had a much more direct impact on misdemeanors, records show. Under Lacey, prosecutors filed charges in 54.4% of serious or violent felonies and 57.6% of felonies overall from 2012 to 2020, records show. Prosecutors brought charges in 53.8% of all serious or violent felonies - including murders, sexual assaults and shootings - referred by police in 2021, and 58.2% of all felonies, according to data The Times obtained through a public records request. When it came to less serious misdemeanor cases, Gascón did file far fewer charges than Lacey, records show. Jackie Lacey’s two terms as the county’s top prosecutor. County, records show that during Gascón’s first year in office, prosecutors filed felonies at a near identical rate to what they did during Dist. County district attorney’s office filing rates, homicide solve rates and crime statistics paints a far more complicated picture of the surge in violence than the one some of Gascón’s enemies have sketched.Īlthough recall proponents claim there are no consequences for criminals in L.A. Proponents of the effort to recall Gascón have accused him of creating a “pro-criminal paradise” and causing a crime spike through policies aimed at reducing mass incarceration, including his refusal to try juveniles as adults, prosecute certain misdemeanors or file most sentencing enhancements.īut an analysis of the L.A. George Gascón’s critics have drawn a straight line from the progressive prosecutor’s policies to dramatic increases in homicides and shootings. Wearing a life jacket is mandatory for kids under 13, according to the Sacramento Regional Parks website.Throughout his first year in office, Los Angeles County Dist. They urge users to snap a quick pic or selfie with a life vest to #SacRivers. If you don't have one, there are borrowing stations (11) along Sacramento's waterways and at local fire stations. Sacramento County says before you dive in, put on a life vest.
But before you go - especially if you have kids - there are some things you should know in order to stay safe. With the weather heating up and the abundant waterways in the Sacramento area, heading out to the river might seem like a great way to cool off.
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