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Los Angeles voters may have had enough of their city being turned into a crime-ridden hellscape, but there is resistance from local officials even after the resounding defeat of criminal coddling DA George Gascón.

The disastrous tenure of the Soros-backed enabler of thugs came to a welcome end on Election Day when he was trounced by former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, leading city officials to rejoice that “Crime is illegal again!”

In addition to Gascón’s long overdue ouster, state residents also voted to roll back portions of the Proposition 47 referendum that he championed that lowered the penalties for theft and drug crimes to misdemeanors. The overwhelming passage of Proposition 36 increased penalties while also creating a court treatment program for multiple drug offenders.

Pro-law and order officials praised the election results and the impact that it will have on local law enforcement.

“I think that this will help law enforcement bring up their morale, knowing that you’re not going to have this revolving door of individuals who keep getting arrested and released,” said LA Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami.

Hatami told Fox News Digital that despite the changes, “law enforcement needs to feel like DAs will follow through on charges and prosecute these crimes.”

He also said that voters need to “keep their foot on the gas” and continue to push back on “activist” prosecutors like Gascón who “decide they’re not going to enforce the law because they don’t believe in it.”

His comments come as the City of Angels is still under assault from emboldened criminals engaging in burglaries, child abuse, gun violence, and sex trafficking and suggested that “Gascón destroyed [LA County’s] bail system” and prosecutors need to understand the job is not “making sure you’re fair for the criminal.” But instead, “it’s making sure you’re fair for all citizens,” according to Fox News.

Soledad Ursua, a Venice Neighborhood Council Board member, told Fox News Digital that the left-wing DA’s loss was a “huge step” for Los Angeles County where public safety was a “number one concern” for voters but that there have been “significant acts of violence” recently.

“Many people go jogging in the morning on the boardwalk. There have been serious incidents where homeless men have attacked women joggers in the morning. There was one that happened just a few months ago. A woman who was running at 7 AM, a man jumped out, dragged her by her hair and pulled her into the bathrooms to try to rape her,” she told Fox News Digital.

Ursua pointed out that many of the area’s homeless population are from out of state and have criminal records.

“They end up in California because everything is legal,” she said. “We legalized all crime. And so, someone like that may only serve a month or two. He will be back on the streets and, you know, ready to commit other crimes.”

“I don’t think this is really a right-wing issue. This is common sense. Hopefully, people are waking up, and they realize that these progressive policies have just devastated and destroyed neighborhoods,” Ursua said.

“When our elected officials say that crime is down, they’re sort of lying because it’s reported crime that’s down,” she said. “People no longer will call the police because they won’t even show up. What’s going on now is the police will not respond unless someone is getting stabbed or shot. That’s just how overwhelmed they are.”

“When something like a vehicle is being destroyed, this is considered a property crime. In Los Angeles, we have just dismissed property crimes as victimless crimes, and they’re largely ignored,” Ursua said, adding that elected officials in LA are still on a “progressive warpath.”.

“The rightward shift across America last night is heartbreaking,” Gascón said after his shellacking, which was replicated in other areas where voters sent a message that they’ve had enough of crime.

“Democrats have a long road ahead, but the work is more vital than ever and our commitment will not waver,” he said.

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