PinnedCommonwealth's Attorney DescanoLetter: Outlining Our Second Term PrioritiesTo Members of the Fairfax Community,3 min read·Dec 13, 2023----
Commonwealth's Attorney DescanoGovernor Youngkin Axes Legislation Protecting Reproductive FreedomOver the past few weeks, Governor Youngkin has slowly rolled out vetoes of several criminal justice and gun-control related bills. But…5 min read·Apr 11, 2024----
Commonwealth's Attorney DescanoUpdates on CA Descano’s Legislative PrioritiesAs the elected Commonwealth’s Attorney for the largest jurisdiction in Virginia, part of my job is to advocate for legislation at the…6 min read·Mar 28, 2024----
Commonwealth's Attorney DescanoCA Descano Visits Community Partnership Grant RecipientsRecently, my office distributed funds from our second annual Community Partnership Grant Program to five organizations that are helping to…4 min read·Mar 21, 2024----
Commonwealth's Attorney DescanoCA Descano Visits Community Organizations (Just Neighbors & Communities of Trust)Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting two community organizations to see first-hand the work that they’re doing in our community. By…3 min read·Mar 6, 2024----
Commonwealth's Attorney Descano8 Bills I’m Watching in this Legislative SessionWith the Virginia General Assembly’s 2024 session well underway, there’s never been a more important time to talk about the issues…3 min read·Feb 6, 2024----
Commonwealth's Attorney DescanoUpdates to our Red Flag Data DashboardLast year, my office unveiled a first-of-its-kind data dashboard documenting Red Flag Orders (ESROs and SROs). This dashboard is updated…3 min read·Jan 17, 2024----
Commonwealth's Attorney DescanoNew Year, New Safety and Justice ProgramsAs we kick-off 2024, I trust that our entire community is having a happy and healthy start to the new year. Our office has been hard at…4 min read·Jan 12, 2024----
Commonwealth's Attorney DescanoSCOTUS could gut the Voting Rights Act even further.In November of 2017, Latasha Holloway sued the City of Virginia Beach, arguing that the at-large city council elections illegally diluted…3 min read·Nov 29, 2023----
Commonwealth's Attorney DescanoRed Flag Laws save lives — but the Supreme Court could soon take them away.Last November, students at a local public university were beginning to worry about their roommate. He had been acting increasingly erratic…5 min read·Nov 2, 2023----