Current LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva was campaigning in Santa Monica on Saturday. Villanueva is in a tight battle to keep his job, going up against former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna.
The last poll released by the Los Angeles Times earlier this month indicated that Luna holds a small lead over Villanueva.
partially blocked). The suspects, who operated out of multiple counties across California, including Los Angele County, allegedly altered stolen checks, deposited them into bank accounts, then quickly withdrew money from ATMs before the banks discovered t "We've been to 1200 encampments, broken them up properly, humanely, no arrests, no use of force. Got people into shelters and gave it back to the community," Villanueva said.
"I know how to be a police chief. I know how work with the community. I know how to reduce crime. I know how to impact homelessness," Luna said.