{"id":456557,"date":"2026-09-07T21:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/456557\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:14:12","slug":"los-angeles-countys-district-attorney-hosts-picnic-at-macarthur-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/456557\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles County\u2019s district attorney hosts picnic at MacArthur Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman hosted a picnic in MacArthur Park over the weekend for his friends, family and colleagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The park has been a point of contention, especially during the Los Angeles mayor&#8217;s race, with a lot of discussion happening around how to make the park safe for families amid heavy drug activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Back in June;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/macarthur-park-drug-enforcement-operation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Back in June<\/a>, Hochman vowed to make MacArthur Park safe for Angelenos, promising to take his family to the park for a Labor Day picnic if the situation there improved.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"LA County DA MacArthur Park picnic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktla_articles_362\/37e95b746a688fe57917542be9b658aa.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman hosted a picnic in MacArthur Park over Labor Day weekend. (KTLA)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"LA County DA MacArthur Park picnic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktla_articles_362\/b6068b77b6372bfa51369b3032e332c3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman hosted a picnic in MacArthur Park over Labor Day weekend. (KTLA)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"LA County DA MacArthur Park picnic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktla_articles_362\/c8454b16bdb01ef8e04581359d1bdc57.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman hosted a picnic in MacArthur Park over Labor Day weekend. (KTLA)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"LA County DA MacArthur Park picnic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktla_articles_362\/fca0b6d111d07234754abf01d56bbe3e.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman hosted a picnic in MacArthur Park over Labor Day weekend. (KTLA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He made this comment after a major federal enforcement raid targeting the demand end of drug operations, including small dealers and drug addicts, was carried out in the park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a data-ylk=\"slk:early May;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/federal-agents-flood-macarthur-park-in-major-fentanyl-meth-crackdown\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">early May<\/a>, 18 people were arrested in a similar operation in MacArthur Park, targeting the notorious open-air drug market tied to fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The raids were part of &#8220;Operation Free MacArthur Park&#8221; and involved federal and local law enforcement agencies serving arrest and search warrants throughout the area surrounding the park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Hochman said he&#8217;s glad he made good on his promise, he said the work there is not done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The whole point of this picnic was to keep the spotlight on MacArthur Park,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This is not a one-and-done operation. This has to be done week in and week after and week after that. And if we do that, we keep the spotlight, we will make MacArthur Park a home for families instead of a home for criminals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The district attorney said the LAPD&#8217;s random daily patrols are working to deter criminal activity while making the park safe for families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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