DA Candidate Nathan Hochman Campaigns at Home Brokerages

Los Angeles County District Attorney candidate Nathan Hochman made the rounds this week to luxury brokerages, receiving warm welcomes from The Beverly Hills Estates and The Oppenheim Group.

Monday evening saw a crowd of about 175 gathered at The Oppenheim Group’s Sunset Boulevard office in West Hollywood to hear from the former federal prosecutor, who is making an appeal to voters concerned with crime and public safety issues.

The following day Hochman made a stop at The Beverly Hills Estates office, also on Sunset Boulevard, with his visit touted on the brokerage’s social media channels.

Beverly Hills Estates founders Rayni Williams and Branden Williams did not respond to a request for comment on the visit.

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Hochman is facing off against incumbent L.A. District Attorney George Gascón, who was elected in 2020 as progressive with policies focused on criminal justice reform.

Among the Oppenheim event’s guest list were about 50 agents, many of them from the brokerage, in addition to clients and what President Jason Oppenheim described as concerned citizens. Los Angeles City Councilmembers Traci Park and John Lee, in addition to former city councilman Joe Buscaino, also spoke at the gathering.

“I think we’re all going to wake up the day after the election to the mandate that was given to Hochman and that is Los Angeles has rejected the policies of George Gascón,” Oppenheim said. “I think that’s going to be a huge headline the day after the election and I think that’s a real positive for the city. A lot of people think there needs to be change.”

Oppenheim said he has seen more clients leave the city in the past two years, citing crime, than what he saw in the previous decade.

Those who choose to remain in California have flocked to buying property in Newport Beach, Montecito and Malibu, according to Oppenheim. Those who leave the state often head for Miami, Austin, Nashville or Las Vegas.

“Crime has done a lot of damage to the luxury real estate market, and it has done a lot of damage to our city,” he said. “You can see it vividly in the Los Angeles real estate market.”