The turn of Thursday’s Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission meeting was unexpected: after various agenda items, Commissioner Robert Bonner called for the resignation of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
In the background is rising friction between the Sheriff’s Department and some communities that accuse the department of police brutality and unwarranted shootings, which have spawned ongoing protests. On Thursday, several commissioners and two supervisors supported calls for Villanueva’s resignation, with some expressing concerns about the sheriff’s lack of compliance with subpoenas and holding he has refused to share information with inspector general Max Huntsman, who has accused Villanueva of not cooperating with his investigations of possible violations of freedom of the press by the department.
In a written statement, Ron Hernandez, president of the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, said that “the community is looking for positive leadership, not elected officials squabbling.”“Reform comes with communication and actual dialogue, not demands such as the call for the resignation of the sheriff, who was elected by a majority of the citizens of Los Angeles County,” he said. “We do not give up based on personality conflicts, although it appears some may.
Obayashi said that sheriffs have discretion to act and speak more freely than police chiefs, who are appointed by and follow direction from city officials.
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This is a problem with sheriffs across the country. And, then, there's the fact so many are corrupt and end up charged w/crimes, usually stealing from the budgets that counties give them.
Villanueva is nothing but a violent gangster who has no right to walk freely on our streets, let alone patrol them with a badge. His sheriff's department is little more than a mafia family.
My God Villanueva is awful. So glad I did not vote for him, but ultimately that’s of no consequence now.
He sounds paranoid
SupJaniceHahn we want him out!
What a clown
So a body of unelected/appointed 'officials' are asking a democratically elected sheriff to resign...
He is a part of the problem that stains law enforcement
Marxists do not believe in elections, they believe in appointments.
The only cabal are the gangs and white supremacists within his department.
Ok, beGone!
This guy ran on lies. He’s getting voted out too.
Thank you leilamillersays for this read. Sharing!
Listen to 'Las Olas' and light a joint
Would be naive to think an elected official isn't lying to get elected, but this guy took it to new levels: just blatantly lied his way through his campaign. Nothing was legit. Purely corrupt and intended it from the beginning.
He is dirty
“Cabal”, huh? 🙄🙄🙄
good
There are plenty of good women and men in LASD -- get rid of this loser and let someone qualified take over, like today.
Every time I see a picture of this guy, I wonder... is his neck missing?
Villanueva is not concerned because he is completely corrupt.
Villanueva is the head of a rotten fish-where the rot started.
recallvillanueva
We want to see the video of Andrés Guardado getting shoot 7 times in the back by the Compton Sheriff department. Ooo and this is how the sheriff behave out here
When do we get to vote this guy out?
Dismantle the corrupt sheriff's department. Villanueva was a mistake.
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