Group aims to harness anger over crime to oust LA prosecutor

By BRIAN MELLEY
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Supporters of an effort to oust Los Angeles County’s progressive prosecutor say they have filed more than enough signatures to qualify for a recall election. The campaign to remove District Attorney George Gascón spent about $8 million to gather 717,000 signatures they delivered by truck Wednesday to be verified by election workers. Even if 20% of signatures are invalidated, which has been typical in California recall efforts, the number would still exceed the required 567,000 signatures that represents 10% of the county’s registered voters. Gascón says he is confident he will capture a majority of votes if he faces a recall.