Todd Spitzer speaks to supporters to kick off his reelection bid at El Rancho Verde park in January. Though votes were still being counted, Hardin said in a statement Wednesday that “it appears our effort to bring reform to the Orange County district attorney’s office will not be successful.” “As a first-time candidate in one of the most populous counties …
Todd Spitzer pictured in front of his office in 2019. Former prosecutor Ebrahim Baytieh alleged in a memo dated Dec. 3 that during a meeting of top prosecutors on Oct. 1, Spitzer said that he knows “many black people who get themselves out of their bad circumstances and bad situations by only dating white women.” Spitzer was discussing the case …