On his last day in office, we look back at Alex Villanueva's tumultuous four years as L.A. County sheriff.
In some ways, the Mandoyan affair is all you need to know about Villanueva.
What happened next became his pattern. When the Board of Supervisors filed a lawsuit claiming Villanueva had violated civil service rules by rehiring Mandoyan, he said it was political payback because they did not support him during his campaign. It sometimes seemed like anyone who disagreed with Villanueva wasIn this case, a judge agreed with the supervisors. VIllanueva’s response: he suggested the judge was in bed with the board.Villanueva combined hubris with paranoia.
, and Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission member Patti Giggans. It was clearly a conflict of interest to aim the resources of the largest Sheriff’s Department in the country at people who oversaw it.There’s always been tension between law enforcement leaders and reporters. Villanueva took it to a new level when he announced aover a leaked video. After a firestorm of criticism, he backed down.
During weekly Instagram and Facebook Live sessions, Villanueva regularly lambasted Gascón, the Board of Supervisors, the Civilian Oversight Commission, the Inspector General, and the news media.. By most accounts they moved a few blocks inland. He boasted he could move the entire population of more than 70,000 houseless people off the streets and get them help in 90 days.Villanueva gets some credit for moving ICE out of the jails and equipping deputies with body-worn cameras.
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