The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to adopt an ordinance calling for a special election to give the board the power to remove the elected L.A. County Sheriff. The relationship between current L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the Board of Supervisors has been contentious, with a series of public disagreements playing out before the eyes of ...
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Los Angeles County Sheriff To Host ‘Community Conversation’ Regarding Public Safety In Santa Clarita
L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Captain Justin Diez with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are set to host a community conversation next week to provide information and dialogue to residents and business owners regarding public safety concerns. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is set to host a “Community Conversation” where public safety concerns are expected to ...
Read More »Community Conversation With Sheriff Villanueva Postponed
The community conversation with Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva scheduled for next week in Santa Clarita has been postponed. The conversation with Villanueva was originally scheduled for Thursday, May 5 at West Ranch High School before being postponed alongside Captain Justin Diez with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The event was canceled due to scheduling conflicts with the ...
Read More »L.A. County Supervisors Take Steps To Prevent Drug Overdoses In Jails, Including In Santa Clarita
In an effort to mitigate inmate deaths due to drug overdoses, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn that calls for more proactive prevention strategies. The motion comes on the heels of several overdoses and deaths in L.A. County jails including Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic. ...
Read More »Garcia, Villanueva To Host Virtual Discussion On Public Safety Matters
Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva are set to host a virtual discussion on “A Commitment to Law and Order,” during a virtual meeting next week. The virtual discussion is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. and can be watched by registering to the zoom event. Primary topics of discussion include the ...
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Causes Imminent Threat To Public Safety Due To ‘Mass Exodus’ Of Deputies
Sheriff Alex Villanueva is concerned for the public’s safety as the COVID-19 vaccination mandate is causing a “mass exodus” of deputies in Los Angeles County, officials said. “As homicides continued to rise, the Board of Supervisors voted to require all Los Angeles County employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face discipline, up to and including termination,” Villanueva said in ...
Read More »L.A. County Supervisors Discuss Options For Removing Sheriff
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors discussed several options to remove or impeach Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva during their regular meeting Tuesday. The suggestion to remove Villuneva, the 33rd Sheriff of L.A. County, began back in September of 2020 when Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) member Robert Bonner, a former U.S. Attorney and Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator, called ...
Read More »L.A. County Board Of Supervisors Push Back Step Towards Removing Sheriff Villanueva
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors delayed a motion Tuesday that directs county staff to look into how to either impeach or take away some of the responsibilities of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, as well as to explore how to shift the position of Sheriff from an elected one to an appointed one. During their regular meeting Tuesday, the Board ...
Read More »L.A. County Supervisors, Oversight Commission Members Call For Sheriff Villanueva’s Resignation
Several Los Angeles County officials called for Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s resignation Thursday, including members of the County Board of Supervisors and the Civilian Oversight Commission that oversees the sheriff’s department. The calls for action are the most recent development in a long line of confrontations between Villanueva, the County Board, and the Commission, which have included barbed social media statements ...
Read More »Sheriff Alex Villanueva Discusses Incident Involving Santa Clarita Deputies
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discussed Wednesday the incident involving Santa Clarita deputies drawing guns at teens in Canyon Country. Villanueva updated the community about the ongoing report on the viral incident on Aug. 7, during a Facebook Live, with investigators able to track down the homeless individual involved. “We found and talked to all the parties,” Villanueva said. ...
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