Sickening. But I just got done watching the "Meet the Candidates" debate that the LA Sheriff candidates did a few days ago and so I went down the rabbit hole researching the candidates. } Today, he is running to be the next sheriff, a position currently held by controversial Alex Vi. Instead, they called a U.S. Border Patrol Swat team, which was bivouacked on the Mexican border some sixty miles away. Bibi EDUCATION University of Southern California (USC) Master of Executive Leadership Degree, School of Public Policy and Development, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society. I also want the best for the LASDs future which is why I will NOT be voting for Alex nor Eli. Last but not least is Matt Rodriguez, who held the rank of captain when he retired from the LASD after 25 years with the department. Under my administration, Deputy responses to non-violent calls involving PEH (People Experiencing Homelessness) will be designed to foster and build positive relationships with PEH which will allow us to assess individual needs and direct them to services. In fact, it inspired him to foster and adopt an at risk youth. I guess we will get it all sorted out on June 7th. You either have a process or you dont. I sure dont, and wouldnt even take that chance. } Villanueva was invited to attend the commissions meeting today regarding Deputy gangs, but he did not appear., It just so happens the L.A. Times has a story on that meeting, https://news.yahoo.com/hearing-deputy-gangs-opens-testimony-022759095.html, The term deputy gang has become a racist dog whistle, a fact-free straw man argument designed for political purposes and financial gain. vertical-align: top; 76 talking about this. While the mayor is the citys highest office, theres a lot they can and cant do. .race_header { Dont get me wrong, as I dont dislike Eli, I just dont see him as Saint Vera as you are trying to paint when you stated: But I have never questioned his love of the Sheriffs Department, nor have I questioned his integrity, experience, moral compass or willingness to do the hard work to get the job done. Really?? How dare he behave the way he has including the immoral coverup of scandals, and then ask god for help with his campaign talking points. Stop the noise! Source1Source2. function defer() { Bah-hahah, https://www.dailynews.com/2022/05/19/deputy-wins-850000-in-sexual-harassment-lawsuit. Karla Yesenia Carranza wants more of the same: more cops, more weapons, more money. For instance, as Frank Stolz at LAist pointed out, after the 2020 death of George Floyd brought renewed attention to the use of the problematic carotid restraint, Lunabanned the use of the strategy, but he did so later than many other police departments. .race_header.green { $('.collapse').collapse('show'); The department's spokespeople say they know nothing about the signs, even though deputies are constantly coming and going from the facility, the presence of a guard shack nearly at street level, and security cameras mounted high above the area. They demand warmth, forgiveness, and intimacy from those they have harmed with no empathy for the pain they have caused and no real intention of making amends or working hard to rebuild broken trust. Plus when he references the Baca/Tanaka years at all, he paints himself in a positive light, pointing out that he testified against Baca at the former sheriffs federal trial. I absolutely love the LASD and only want what is best for the department. Deputy Garcia was sexually harassed & assaulted by her training officer, David Silverio, AKA Silver of the Banditos. Once AV made it to the runoff in the last election, EV jumped in with him. After the LASD, the former Assistant Sheriff was hired as the Assistant City Manager for the City of Carson, then City Manager of the City of Compton. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { And, while you wait for election results, watch for a new story on K-9 Spike, LA Dems endorse Luna over Villanueva, while Supes vote 4 to 1 to ask county voters to give the board authority to remove the sheriff, Newest vote count shows Sheriff Villanuevas percentage dropping slightly, as gifted justice advocate Eunisses Hernandez takes lead in District 1 LA City Council race, With next round of votes counted, LA County Sheriffs Race remains largely the same, LA County Sheriff Villanueva is headed for runoff, with former LB Chief Robert Luna his likely opponent, A tale of gangs, threats, retaliation & smoking guns as voters decide if Sheriff Alex Villanueva should be reelected. Areas of study include: Leadership Foundations: Competencies and Core . They reject feedback, real accountability, and make up their own rules to live by. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. April Saucedo Hood, Parole Agent. font-size: 1.2em; We must ensure we provide the very best training possible to ensure the management of those encounters. Its all smoke and mirrors. "It'd be great, so he could find out who on his team is stooping to such levels to not only make his campaign look bad, but also to embarrass mine.". Celeste has also pointed out other negative factors about his current tenure with LBPD. Are you this candidate? Thats a hefty raise, but anything less means we lost money. So it appears that Eli is just a taller, slightly smarter, more handsome version of Alex as their internal integrity flaws, LASD lawsuit filings when their feelings are hurt, nepotism and focused vengeance against anyone who slights them, is scary. display: block; So many of us women feel his creepiness Its embarrassing, Mrs V, you know his history, you know Maam. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { Lord please give Villanueva the strength to save Gotham city. Except now we have factual documentation on the record, of Eli carrying out Alexs morally corrupt requests. They demand mercy but give none themselves. Yet, Luna positions himself as more crime fighter than reformer, which is fine up to a point. setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); If youre at a patrol station, ask around. $('.hideResponses').on('click', () => { McBuckles told him to pound sand. Do you support the recall of District Attorney George Gascn? display: block; You won't hit a paywall at LAist and that's made possible by readers who support our non-profit newsroom. Arrest data found on the website of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office may not reflect charging decisions made by the State Attorney's Office or the outcome of criminal trials. In extreme situations where individuals pose a threat to public safety, law enforcement must ensure our communities are safe, and public spaces can be safely shared by all. .non_result_row div { PPOA recall ? Four years later, at 21, he joined the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, where he remained for 34 years. Once again, I stated this in my opinion. Hearing EV changed his mind only days after PPOA members voted against him in a survey showed hes a true politician who blows like a wind sock. Hes a Chameleon! let item = jQuery('.votebox .indicate_scroll').get(index); Archdiocesan policy prohibits any filming of ads on archdiocesan property for candidates running for office. indicateScroll(); 2023 Southern California Public Radio - All Rights Reserved, Voter Game Plan: Your Guide To The Nov. 8 General Election, Its The First Day For LAs New Councilmembers. .results_text { The difference between PPOA and ALADS is not the members. Sheriff's Candidate Matt Rodriguez will be at the historic L.A. Memorial Coliseum during a community celebration/ press conference on Monday, Oc. Though he was not eligible to test for this acting lieutenant position, Chief Rhambo allowed him to do so, because Tarek is his adjutant. text-align: center; The main criticism of Eli Vera has to do with the fact that, in order to advance in the department, he has often aligned himself closely with whomever is in power, namely Lee Baca, Paul Tanaka, and eventually Alex Villanueva. }; George Gascon is the biggest threat to public safety in Los Angeles. background-color: #f9d334; margin: 0; I agree Eli Vera bleeds tan and green, hes a stand up guy and he has my vote. To Obtain Final Dispositions. font-weight: bold; Custody, Court Services and TST will soon follow. Law enforcement veteran Matt Rodriguez is proving that he's taking no prisoners in his pursuit to restore law and order in California. .results_table_container { Earlier this month, the LA Times surprised a lot of LASD watchers by endorsing former Long Beach Chief of Police Robert Luna. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle. See details in our interactive tool. Furthermore, doesnt Mr. Rhambo have some, as the cliche goes, skeletons in his closet? Moreover, I understand that his current line personnel (LAX police officers) and the union does not support him. let scrollHeight = jQuery('.results_table_container').get(index).scrollHeight; @ Be Real.since you appear to have some intimate knowledge of Rhambo, why dont you enlighten me as to how he was able to secure the positions you stated. margin-bottom: 0px; If he chooses not to file, Ill make that very public. 4. lies and delusional testimonies will be revealed and make it hard for him to stay. If you wanna know more facts, ask the people who know him. The heat is on. @ Century Regulators, Keep doing what youre doing, piling up evidence on yourself for eventual indictments and station roll ups. Ugh nobody told us! By Mystie Salbert. But a recent monitors report found inmates with serious mental illnesses continue to suffer in isolation and with little treatment. width: 100%; Mr. Villanuevas conduct is akin to that of a cult leader! The committee recommended staying out of the election. text-align: left; Specifically, how would you make the department more responsive to Public Records Act requests under Senate Bill 1421, which requires law enforcement agencies to release information about deputies who were involved in shootings and serious uses of force, and/or were found to have lied or committed sexual misconduct on the job? } }) .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { This mean that, save for the sheriff and the undersheriff, Rhambo was at the top of the LASD ladder. But he hasnt climbed higher than lieutenant on the LASD ladder. Matt understands the root cause of both the LASD's stark four-year decline in effectiveness and morale and the steep rise in violent crime in L.A. County and considers this campaign a "rescue mission" for the lives of all who call L.A. County home. Well track the behavior of that particular individual until this community has had enough of this model, which is obviously not working, Rodriguez added. .results_row td { Ballotpedia features 395,402 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. color: #0645ad; Stop the noise!! Stop trying too salvage a pathetic occurrence that took place at Olivera street today. How to vote | clearInterval(nTimer); The lawsuit went to trial, and the family lost. If so, why? And, according to the Long Beach Post, in the three years prior, between 2016 and 2019, the LBPD used the hold to subdue peoplemore often than any other large police agency in the state. } background-color: #f9d334; And their unsteady handed boss running the shit show stirred the pot. Rafael Rodriguez, Matthew Farris and Jereh Lubrin were all convicted of second-degree murder. Lets hear about the 16 year old? padding-top: 8px; There was no choice and it bothered EV very much that this kid was so troubled. Former LASD Assistant Sheriff Cecil Rhambo - currently chief of the Los Angeles Airport Police - has also announced his candidacy for sheriff in the 2022 election. Uh hello, the LASD train has already been wrecked! } I mean he is very smart and I dont think he would be listening to Javier because if he was smart he would have done his homework and found out that Javier actually got fired from Gascon and Bernies Campaign for being a misogynist. He also was also reportedly teetering on the edge of being indicted himself thus, when he was called to testify in front of a grand jury, he wisely told the truthwhich later led to his in-court testimony against Baca that, in turn, reportedly helped to sway the jury in their decision to convict the former sheriff. MATTHEW C. RODRIGUEZ . Ahhhhh, im digging Im getting close brah. LMAO, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-30/sheriffs-department-releases-video-showing-deputies-shoot-man-with-knife. Maybe Rhambo is gonna help out his old pal Waldie Sr. by stepping outta that gig after he loses the election and let Sr.s whistleblowing son leave LASO and try to take his place at the airport. She went to prison for stalking AV (unknown what her actual conviction charges were), trying to get him in trouble. lol.hahahaha!!!! Yet. Elections 2022 See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022) General election General election for Los Angeles County Sheriff Theres a lot of resistance in the department to vaccination; what steps would you take to get more deputies vaccinated? } @ fly on the wall, your sources are as good as the ones from the Chief @ Uvalde PD. Will you enforce the countys vaccine mandate with deputies? Jumped on the opportunity real quick to get some look at what Im doing time. .electionsectionheading { overflow: hidden; The three have been remanded into custody, and are set to be sentenced on Sept. 1. Instead he only spoke of all the politics surrounding the matter. width: 100%; Shes been released since 2019, but I bet she has her version of the story. He was secure enough to do so, and the LAPD benefited. Then what? } The council has been through scandals and elections, all within the last six months. Further, wasnt he part of the Baca-Tanaka debacle / corruption and was knee deep in it? Shizzle!!!!!!!!!!! However, you wholeheartedly endorse Mr. Rhambo. If memory serves, that would have been circa 2003? Good luck with that! font-size: 16px; Karla Carranza.). Investigator Matthew Diaz remembered Acevedo telling him of . Frankly, I have not always seen eye to eye with him and have had a couple of negative experiences with him over the years. font-style: italic; if(scrollHeight > 580 ) { Sad state of affairs for PPOA and the LASD. After serving as a Marine, he began his nearly-30 year career in law enforcement, which began as he followed his father into the Compton PD, then moved over to the LA County Sheriffs Department when the Compton force was disbanded. Cecil trained and worked at Carson Station. https://www.wbap.com/2022/05/27/where-was-uvalde-p-d-s-swat team/. The following candidates ran in the primary for Los Angeles County Sheriff on June 7, 2022. Sheriff Villanuevas latest ad is disturbing on a dark insidious deeper level. padding-left: 0; Learn about the rest of the candidates in our guide to the sheriffs race . } else { @W Ranch- If only 18% of the membership submitted the survey (overwhelmingly for Villanueva) than why did PPOA endorse any candidate? Out of his very lengthy and impressive list of endorserseasily the largest of any one of the challengersthere are a number of well-respected justice advocates and high profile civil rights attorneys, who watched in real time how Rhambo enforced many of Paul Tanakas malignant directives. In this conversation. overflow-x: scroll; margin-right: 10px; 2022 Sheriff Candidate About this Event. With your previous lengthy and detailed posting, I expected a much more substantive retort or defense of your favorite candidate other than a simple, Cecil use to be buddies with Tall Paul. If thats an automatic disqualifier, then I guess the same simple standard would equally apply to Alex and Eli being best buds when they took over? } clear: both; Villanuevas latest video is a strange mixture of The Da Vince Code and the Exorcist. Hes opposed to outfitting deputies with body cameras right now, arguing that the estimated $55 million annual price tag is too costly at a time when the department needs another 3,000 deputies. So you are basically a Villanueva fan as in your eyes, no one else has what it takes to become Sheriff. This time is different.. During his three years in this role, crime came down, and community involvement seemed to rise. (2019) and Sid Roth's It's Supernatural (1996). More OT theres been OT. .clearfix { Once AV threw EV out of his car, EV decided to run. height: 100%; James Eggers was also told questions about the Banditos or other similar groups in the department didnt need to be part of his investigation? We have a Constitutional obligation to ensure jail inmates receive the proper medical care. As much as I like and admire Britta and Eric, I dont think they have the breadth of experience and expertise necessary to roll their sleeves up and begin making the necessary changes on day 1. 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