Politics & The Pulpit –October 15, 2025 Host: Pastor Jerry Cook  Guests: Alex Villanueva On today’s show, your host Pastor Jerry Cook talks with Alex Villanueva, former Los Angeles County Sheriff.  He is currently running for office again. You can find Pastor Cook at Freedom’s Way Baptist Church in Castaic.     Previous Episode: Politics and The Pulpit- Mark Meuser ...

A Valencia man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was violently beaten by three off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies, all reportedly connected to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, outside a local bar last Thanksgiving.  The incident has led to an internal investigation and the relief of duty for three deputies, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department ...

Hosts: Barbara Cochran and Cardon Ellis Guests: Melanie Mackey, Oscar Martinez On today’s show, your hosts Barbara Cochran and Cardon Ellis welcome Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital RN Melanie Mackey.  They discuss the signs of stroke in senior citizens. In the second half of the show, your hosts welcome Oscar Martinez, Los Angeles County Sheriff candidate. The Senior Hour is sponsored ...

A Castaic resident and longtime L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy has launched a campaign to run against Sheriff Robert Luna in 2026. Lieutenant Oscar Martinez, a 16-year employee of the LASD running against incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna for Los Angeles County Sheriff, discussed his background and work protecting the public. Born in the Dominican Republic, Martinez legally immigrated to the United ...

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva spoke on Facebook Live about several topics relating to his department such as what he believes are misconceptions about the department, crime and homelessness in Los Angeles County. Topics such as police defunding and rising rates of crime and homelessness were discussed by L.A. County Sheriff Villanueva, who spoke on Facebook Live ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva took to social media Wednesday to respond to a resolution from the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) calling for him to “resign immediately.” On Wednesday, Villanueva hosted a Facebook Live in which he addressed a resolution from the COC published on Oct. 15, which states that the Commission “has lost confidence in ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Captain Justin Diez are set to host a virtual town hall meeting in June.  Santa Clarita residents are invited to attend the virtual meeting and discuss concerns and ask questions with Diez and Villanueva, according to officials.  Topics discussed in previous Town Hall meetings have included:  Concealed carry ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced the department had determined a group of inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic had deliberately attempted to infect themselves with COVID-19 during his weekly virtual press conference on Monday. The department released footage captured by the facility’s video surveillance equipment which shows multiple men sharing from a single bottle of hot ...

After gun sales skyrocketed in Southern California in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva declared on Monday that gun stores are non-essential businesses that will be forced to close. “We will be closing them; they are not an essential function,” said Villanueva. The decision comes as a part of an effort to get more Los ...

The United States Supreme Court denied to hear the appeal of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca’s conviction on federal charges of obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI, according to court documents. Baca had previously been sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights violations at the jail that ...