Some view the D.A. race in L.A. as a referendum on the state of public safety in the nation’s most populous county.

Oakland voters were asked in Tuesday’s election whether to recall their own district attorney, Pamela Price, another progressive prosecutor, but it was too early to call. Gascón co-authored a ballot measure passed by California voters in 2014 that ...

Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman will replace incumbent George Gascón to become the next Los Angeles County District Attorney.