Driven by anger over Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s refusal to submit to civilian oversight and allegedly illegal behavior, the L.A. County Supes are taking the first step towards giving itself the power to remove an elected sheriff from office.
to appear before the Civilian Oversight Commission to discuss issues ranging from his handling of jail inmates during the pandemic to deputy gangs. The sheriff has said gangs do not exist in his department, despite some deputies saying they are a serious problem.
The motion directs county counsel to provide the board with the proposed ballot language in time for the supervisors to vote on it at their July 26 meeting.a letter to the supervisors Villanueva is up for reelection in November. He faces former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna. In the June primary, Villanueva finished with about 31% of the vote to Luna’s roughly 26%, a poor showing for an incumbent sheriff.
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