b'THE PLAYBOOK INTERVIEW: GEORGE GASC\\xd3N \\u2014 Gasc\\xf3n was elected district attorney of Los Angeles County in November 2020 with 54% of the vote. \\n\\n\\u201cI won handsomely,\\u201d he reminisced Wednesday during a 90-minute conversation at the Hall of Justice in downtown L.A. \\u201cI got over 2 million votes.\\u201d\\n\\nIt was a big victory for criminal justice reformers: the leading progressive prosecutor in the country taking over the movement\\u2019s top target, the largest county in the country and one that has long been hostile to change. \\n\\nCalifornia makes it relatively easy to recall an elected official. It\\u2019s been part of the state constitution since 1911. \\n\\nThere was talk of recalling Gasc\\xf3n as soon as he was sworn in. And those calls were coming from inside the Hall of Justice, where many of his deputy district attorneys revolted against the changes. \\n\\n\\u201cThe week that I got sworn in, they started talking about recalling me,\\u201d Gasc\\xf3n said. \\u201cAnd they had to be told you have to wait at least 90 days.\\u201d \\n\\nVoters will know by August 17 whether a recall of Gasc\\xf3n will be on the November ballot.'