Los Angeles prosecutors welcome new boss after Gascón defeat: ‘Crime is illegal again’
Incumbent Los Angeles Democratic District Attorney George Gascón lost his re-election bid against former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, an independent candidate. Rank-and-file prosecutors, whose union opposed Gascón’s candidacy and is involved in court battles with him, are welcoming their new boss as a return to normalcy after a tumultuous four years that saw a rise…