LOS ANGELES (CNS) – One month ahead of the Nov. 5 election, incumbent L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón and challenger Nathan Hochman are set to debate Tuesday — making their case as to who is better equipped to lead the largest prosecutorial office in the U.S.
KNX News and the Los Angeles Times will present the one-hour debate. KNX News anchor Mike Simpson and chief correspondent Charles Feldman will serve as moderators. L.A. Times reporters James Queally and Brittny Mejia, and KNX News reporter Emily Valdez, who cover the criminal justice beat, will ask questions regarding issues of safety, equity and quality of life.
L.A. County voters elected Gascón in 2020 during a tumultuous year stemming from a lockdown spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest due to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis law enforcement.…