Former DA Cooley leads Manhattan Beach rally to oust current DA Gascon
Kristy Ulley, of Rancho Palos Verdes, and Kip Riggins of South Redondo Beach were among those calling for DA George Gascon’s recall Sunday at Polliwog Park. “We don’t want Los Angeles to end up like San Francisco, where Gascon came from,” Riggins said. by Kevin Cody Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, of Rolling Hills, addressed approximately 100 supporters of the effort to recall current LA County District Attorney George Gascon on Sunday, at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach. Manhattan Beach Mayor Suzanne Hadley and Councilman Richard Montgomery were among the supporters. The Manhattan Beach city council recently joined 16 other city councils, including Redondo Beach and Palos Verdes Estates, in supporting Gascon’s recall. (Hermosa’s city council has not discussed the issue, according to Mayor Justin Massey.) Cooley served as Los Angeles District Attorney from 2000 to 2012, when he resigned to run as the Republican candidate for California District Attorney against Democrat Kamala Harris. His loss paved the way for Harris to become President Joe Biden’s vice president. Cooley called Gascon, “the worst District Attorney in Los Angeles’ 171 year history”…
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