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Slate Mailer Sleaze in L.A.

Political party “endorsements” jamming your mailbox are often phony

Chris Brown Faked Community Service With Help Of Police, L.A. D.A. Says

Chris Brown is the new Lindsay Lohan. First he's accused of socking somebody. Now L.A. prosecutors say he violated his probation by essentially faking his community service papers. And police in Richmond, Virginia are implicated in the scam, prosecutors indicate. The L.A. County District Attorney' ... More >>

Will Cardinal Roger Mahony Face Charges for Sex Abuse Cover Up? SNAP says Yes

On the front page of this morning's Los Angeles Times, the paper notes that several legal experts suspect Cardinal Roger Mahony will not face criminal charges for covering up clergy sex abuse due to the statute of limitations. One advocacy group says those experts have it wrong. "We aren't police, ... More >>

Porn Industry, Steven Hirsch, Kayden Kross, File Suit Against Mandatory Condoms In L.A.

As we predicted, freedom of speech is shaping up to be a key issue in the porn industry's fight against mandatory condom use on-set in Los Angeles County. Smut business titans including Steven Hirsch, chief of Vivid Entertainment, announced that they have filed a lawsuit in federal district court i ... More >>

Jackie Lacey Steps Out of Steve Cooley's Shadow

Will this black woman be a game-changer at the D.A.'s office?

District Attorney Election Results: Jackie Lacey Beating Alan Jackson By Double Digits

Updated below. Lacey wins, thanks Cooley. Jackson concedes, boasts about defeating Carmen Trutanich in June. Jackie Lacey leads Alan Jackson by double digits in early returns in the race for L.A. County District Attorney.With vote-by-mail ballots counted, Lacey was up 56-44 percent. As precinct ... More >>

California Voter Guide for Nov. 6, 2012, Los Angeles Weekly

Confused about the measures and races on Tuesday's ballot? This California Voter Guide for November 6, 2012 contains a summary of all state measures and several key races. It does not take a position but does touch on controversies, polls and analysis. Proposition 30: Jerry Brown's Tax Hike Governo ... More >>

Jackie Lacey And Alan Jackson Vie For District Attorney; Race Shapes Up As Referendum On Steve Cooley

For the first time since 1996, Steve Cooley is not on the ballot in the race for L.A. County District Attorney. But tomorrow's election is largely a referendum on his 12 years in office.His chosen successor, Jackie Lacey, has the backing of the police and political establishment. Her opponent, Alan ... More >>

Jackie Lacey Takes Fundraising Lead In Campaign For District Attorney

Jackie Lacey has taken a solid lead in fundraising in the closing stretch of the campaign for L.A. County District Attorney.In filings posted this afternoon, Lacey reports raising $565,000 over the last three months. Her opponent, prosecutor Alan Jackson, reported $180,000.Lacey, the chief deputy D. ... More >>

Memo Fallout: John Shallman Calls Carmen Trutanich "The Kim Jong-Il of L.A. Politics"

Grab some popcorn, because Carmen Trutanich and John Shallman are fighting again. Shallman, you'll recall, is the political consultant who steered Trutanich's D.A. campaign onto the rocks. Trutanich is the city attorney now suing Shallman to avoid paying $165,000 in bills leftover from that campaign ... More >>

Jackie Lacey Wins Key Police Endorsements In Race For D.A.

Jackie Lacey has already claimed an "insurmountable" polling advantage in the race for L.A. County District Attorney. Today, she added two key endorsements from the L.A. Police Protective League and the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs."This is a very important endorsement," Lacey said. "I ... More >>

Los Angeles' War on Street Artists

The art world sees a vibrant movement. Metro's cops see jail fodder.

D.A. Race: Jackie Lacey Claims "Insurmountable" Edge In Race To Succeed Steve Cooley

D.A. candidate Jackie Lacey claims to have an "insurmountable" lead over rival Alan Jackson in the November runoff, based on the findings of a poll released by her campaign today.The poll shows Lacey leading Jackson 26% to 13%, with the rest undecided. Lacey is the chief deputy D.A., and has the bac ... More >>

Carmen Trutanich Was the Front-Runner in the DA's Race — Until He Failed to Even Make the Runoff. What Went Wrong?

The 5 Biggest Losers From Carmen Trutanich's D.A. Debacle (Other Than Trutanich)

The county updated its vote tally this afternoon, and it confirmed what we already knew: Carmen Trutanich crashed and burned on Tuesday night. With 59,000 extra ballots counted, Trutanich's margin of defeat is unchanged. He's still in third by 8,000 votes, and only 117,000 votes remain to be counted ... More >>

In A Shocker, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Looks Beaten In District Attorney's Race

Update, 2 p.m.: Mike Feuer signals he is not dropping his bid for city attorney, which may mean the end of Nuch's career at City Hall East. More below.The crowd at the Croatian American Club of San Pedro watched the election returns Tuesday night in a state of shock and disbelief, as hometown hero C ... More >>

Armenian Assassin's Parole Pushed as Issue in D.A. Race

The case of Hampig Sassounian has been a cause celebre within the local Armenian community for nearly 30 years. In 1982, Sassounian and an accomplice assassinated the Turkish consul general, in an act of revenge for the Armenian genocide.Sassounian was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in pr ... More >>

D.A. Race: Carmen Trutanich Targets Jackie Lacey As Election Nears

A strategist for City Attorney Carmen Trutanich launched a broadside against Chief Deputy District Attorney Jackie Lacey on Thursday night, accusing her of making a "swiftboat attack" in the campaign for D.A.John Shallman, Trutanich's strategist, appeared on Fox's Studio 11 L.A. He was asked about a ... More >>

D.A. Race: Carmen Trutanich Rakes In Cash; Jackie Lacey Picks Up Steam

Despite a slew of negative publicity, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich continues to rake in cash in the race for L.A. County district attorney, according to campaign finance reports released late on Wednesday.Trutanich has brought in $1.4 million in all, more than two-and-a-half times the total of his ... More >>

Three Strikes? D.A. Candidate Jackie Lacey and the Teen Who Got Life for a Stolen Cell Phone

In 1997, 18-year-old Andre Wilks broke into a Nissan Maxima parked outside of a Target store in Granada Hills and stole a cell phone. The vehicle burglary qualified as a third strike for Wilks, who had been convicted in 1995 for a purse-snatching spree committed one week after he turned 16. If the ... More >>

Tough-Talking Carmen Trutanich Softens His Image, Tacks To The Left In D.A. Campaign

City Attorney Carmen Trutanich has avoided debating his rivals in the race for district attorney, leaving a big question mark about where he stands on public safety issues.As the June 5 primary approaches, Trutanich is starting to fill in the blanks. In a 17-page "Blueprint for Justice," the tough-t ... More >>

D.A. Rivals Sharpen Their Attacks on Carmen Trutanich, Fear He May Win Outright On June 5

Candidates for L.A. County District Attorney are sharpening their attacks on frontrunner Carmen Trutanich, out of concern that he may win the race outright on June 5.Speaking at a forum in the Crenshaw area on Tuesday night, Chief Deputy Jackie Lacey urged the audience to unite behind her candidacy. ... More >>

D.A. Debate: Three Prosecutors Duke, As Carmen Trutanich Ducks

​Three candidates for L.A. District Attorney debated public safety issues on Saturday afternoon. But once again, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich was not among them.Trutanich, the leading fundraiser in the race, also skipped the first debate, back in November. At the time, he was still claiming publ ... More >>

Prosecutor Alan Jackson Sues To Block Carmen Trutanich From Calling Himself "Chief Prosecutor"

​Prosecutor Alan Jackson, a candidate for district attorney, filed a lawsuit this morning to prevent rival candidate Carmen Trutanich from calling himself "Los Angeles Chief Prosecutor" on the June ballot.Trutanich claims that his job as L.A. city attorney entitles him to use the "chief prosecutor ... More >>

Carmen Trutanich Crowns Himself "Chief Prosecutor," Draws Rebuke From D.A. Steve Cooley

​Carmen Trutanich is the Los Angeles city attorney. But that's not how he wants to known to voters who cast ballots for L.A. district attorney in June.On paperwork filed Thursday with county elections officials, Trutanich says he wants to be called "Los Angeles Chief Prosecutor."That job does not ... More >>

Prosecutor Mario Trujillo Dropping Out of L.A. District Attorney Race

​Updated below with a statement from Trujillo. Prosecutor Mario Trujillo will soon drop out of the race for L.A. County district attorney due to health concerns, according to two sources close to the campaign.Trujillo was a serious contender for D.A. Though he had no prior political experience, he ... More >>

Carmen Trutanich Announces Campaign for D.A., Highlights Lawsuit Against Deutsche Bank

​L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich made it official this morning, announcing his candidacy for district attorney. Trutanich has been raising money for the campaign for a year, and has amassed a $1 million war chest, so this is not exactly a surprise.It does, however, give Trutanich's opponents y ... More >>

City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Rakes in More Than $1 Million in D.A. Race

​Updated below. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich will announce this week that he has raised more than $1 million in the race for L.A. County District Attorney.Trutanich has a commanding fundraising advantage, though he has still not officially declared his candidacy. His nearest competitor is prosec ... More >>

Prosecutor Mario Trujillo Calls D.A.'s Policies "Archaic," Draws Rebuke From D.A. Steve Cooley

Mario Trujillo: The boss wants to see you​After three terms as District Attorney, Steve Cooley is retiring next year. Though he won't be on the ballot, he sure is taking an active interest in who will be. He's been touting Jackie Lacey, and trashing Carmen Trutanich, for nearly a year.Now he's tak ... More >>

Carmen Trutanich A No-Show At District Attorney's Debate, As Six Prosecutors Spar For The Top Job

Carmen Trutanich: Uninvited?​The race for L.A. County District Attorney has been a quiet affair up to this point. The leading fundraiser, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, hasn't even officially declared. Meanwhile, the declared candidates -- half a dozen prosecutors -- are mostly unknown to the gen ... More >>

D.A. Steve Cooley Retires, Endorses Jackie Lacey As Successor

Steve Cooley​Updated at 3:08 p.m. District Attorney Steve Cooley will retire next year after serving three terms in office.In a letter to supporters, Cooley is endorsing his chief deputy, Jackie Lacey, to succeed him in next year's election. Cooley's retirement has been widely anticipated since he ... More >>

Carmen Trutanich Forms Committee To Run For District Attorney

Carmen Trutanich​Updated at 7:39 p.m. with Trutanich's campaign manager taking some swings at D.A. rival Alan Jackson. L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich filed paperwork today to begin his campaign for L.A. District Attorney. According to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder's office, Trutanich sub ... More >>

Jackie Lacey Moves Up In The D.A.'s Office -- Still No Word From Steve Cooley On Retirement

Jackie Lacey​D.A. Steve Cooley announced today that he is promoting Jackie Lacey to be his second-in-command.The promotion to chief deputy helps Lacey in at least two ways as she mounts a campaign for district attorney in 2012. First, it gives her greater management responsibility and more experie ... More >>

Mario Trujillo Makes It Official: Are There Any Prosecutors Not Running For D.A.?

Mario Trujillo​If you're a normal person, you're probably not paying too much attention to the race for L.A. County district attorney. The election is 16 months away. But given how much money the candidates have to raise, they're starting now and the field is getting crowded.Mario Trujillo, the he ... More >>

Carmen Trutanich Reels 'Em In At San Pedro Fish Lunch

Carmen Trutanich (center) presses the flesh in San Pedro.​The Dalmatian-American Club of San Pedro has a strict rule against political speeches at its fish lunches. So it was a bit surprising last Friday when L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich was invited up to the podium to say a few words."I gu ... More >>

Trutanich Eyes DA's Post

District attorney slams L.A. city attorney for political job-shopping

The Race For District Attorney: Mario Trujillo Close To A Decision

Mario Trujillo is considering a run for D.A.​There are at least two challenges for the career prosecutors considering whether to run for D.A. 1) How to deal with Carmen Trutanich, who has told supporters that he will run if Steve Cooley retires, and who would be the frontrunner. And 2) How to deal ... More >>

Trutanich Eyes District Attorney's Post

The L.A. city attorney surprises DA Cooley with possible candidacy

Bobby Grace Mulls A Run For District Attorney

​Add career prosecutor Bobby Grace to the list of people considering a run for L.A. District Attorney.In an interview this week, Grace said he is interested in the job, but hasn't made up his mind whether to run. If elected, he said would focus on cleaning up corruption in the county's smaller cit ... More >>

D.A. Race: Two African-American Women Vying To Replace Steve Cooley

Steve Cooley is expected to back Jackie Lacey to succeed him​The race for district attorney is getting more interesting, as two African-American women are launching campaigns to succeed Steve Cooley in 2012.Jackie Lacey, the number three administrator in the D.A.'s office, filed paperwork on Monda ... More >>

Alan Jackson Announces Campaign For District Attorney

Alan Jackson​Alan Jackson made it official today, announcing his campaign for district attorney. As we've said before, Jackson is a career prosecutor who's best known for putting Phil Spector behind bars.The election isn't until June 2012, but the filing period will be opening shortly. Jackson, 45 ... More >>

Jackie Lacey Could Be L.A.'s First Non-White, Non-Male District Attorney

​Had D.A. Steve Cooley been elected attorney general, the odds-on favorite to replace him would have been his third-ranking administrator, Jacquelyn P. Lacey.Lacey, 53, was considered most likely to get Cooley's support for the appointment. She's also a Democrat and an African-American, which woul ... More >>

Lily Burk Death: Paperwork Snafu, or Steve Cooley Screwup?

Critics say the D.A.'s approach to the third strike makes him less vigilant