Accountability Scorecard / Profile
Elected official
George Gascón
San Francisco; Los Angeles County
Counts each graded PolicyBomb once where this person or group authored, signed, voted yes on or funded the graded policy (full scorecard rows only).
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George Gascón: 1 graded PolicyBomb backed
George Gascón has a documented hand in 1 policy we graded: 0 Harmful, 1 Mixed, 0 Helpful.
- #48 Mixed: Signed the official ballot argument for Prop 47 (2014). Result: Prop 47 raised larceny about 9% versus control states, with no measured effect on violent crime. Voters rolled much of it back with Prop 36 (about 68% yes).
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PolicyBombs backed
Policy #48: Crime: No Prosecute Mixed
Co-author / proponent: Signed the official ballot argument for Prop 47 (2014). CA Secretary of State: Prop 47 arguments
Elected DA: As LA DA, his office declined more than 42,000 misdemeanor cases in 2021. Day 48 research (cites an LA Times data analysis)needs source
Measured outcome: Prop 47 raised larceny about 9% versus control states, with no measured effect on violent crime. Voters rolled much of it back with Prop 36 (about 68% yes). [1] [2]
Positions on record
As recorded in each PolicyBomb's "who supports / who opposes" research. Not counted in the tally.
Policy #32: Urban Crime Increases 2020-2022: Prosecutors, Staffing, Bail Reform Harmful
For declination/enhancement bans: Day-one directives; recalls failed on signatures. Munk School progressive prosecution review. utoronto.ca
Listed in the research as: DA George Gascon
Verdict: Bad years for urban safety. Denying any role for non-prosecution, bail leniency, and anti-police politics is advocacy.