Hey John,

I’m emailing to give an update on results from the Los Angeles District Attorney’s race on March 3rd.

The results call for a runoff between George Gascón and Jackie Lacey. The runoff election will take place in November because no individual candidate was able to secure more than 50 percent of the total vote count.¹

Our fight for progressive criminal justice reform has become even more urgent due to the coronavirus pandemic. LA County has the largest jail population in the United States. Folks serving time in these overcrowded jails are at heightened risk for becoming infected, and only 10% of the jail population has been released so far.²

We have to be clear here. DA Jackie Lacey is responsible for LA’s overcrowded jails. And now more than ever, we need a District Attorney that will end predatory incarceration of Black and brown people -- not just when we’re living through a public health emergency. We have an uphill battle against Lacey. She nearly won the primary election, and we cannot let that happen again in November. Will you donate to our LA County digital fund so we can continue engaging with Black voters throughout this unpredictable coronavirus pandemic?

Together we must persist in our fight to help elect George Gascón for LA County District Attorney. Our field team has even more turf to cover in order to educate thousands upon thousands of Black voters about this election. But the harsh reality is, due to coronavirus we cannot knock on folks’ doors for the foreseeable future until it is safe for our staff and volunteers. This means our work will not be possible without an additional $10,000 in the bank to launch digital ads and text voters. Will you help fund our work to contact thousands of Black voters ahead of the November runoff election?

Let me give you an idea of the amazing work we, along with our all-volunteer squad, have been able to do in LA prior to coronavirus:

Knocked on 3,484 of our neighbor’s doors and sent 86,434 texts to get out the vote.
Our Los Angeles organizers and volunteers engaged 89,923 voters who were previously shut out from politics through hosting 39 community events including brunches, happy hours, canvasses, and text-a-thons.
Flooded social media, email, and mailboxes with to say #ByeJackieLacey and support Gascón - We made sure to reach Black folks in LA on email, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We also hit mailboxes with GOTV messages about George Gascón to 11,142 households in LA County.

If we can do this much work in less than 2 months, imagine what we could do from now until the runoff election in November. Are you committed to making sure Black voters are educated about the LA County District Attorney’s runoff election?

Yes, I realize the impact that local elections have on Black communities and will donate $5 to make sure Black voters in LA are reached by Color Of Change PAC.

For a powerful 2020,

Jenni, Drew, Shannon, Destanie, Corina, Alex, Scotty, Cristel, Tammi, Daniel, and the Color Of Change PAC team

References

https://act.colorofchange.org/go/242564?t=5&akid=41477%2E4731121%2ETMIv8R

2. All inmates released have been nonviolent offenders with less than 30 days left to serve. https://act.colorofchange.org/go/242565?t=7&akid=41477%2E4731121%2ETMIv8R