Endorsement: Robert Luna for L.A. County sheriff (via latimesopinion)
Here are the L.A. Times’ editorial board endorsements for elected offices in Los Angeles city and county, LAUSD, superior court, statewide offices, the state legislature and U.S. House and Senate seats.
Long Beach is Los Angeles County’s second-largest city, and Luna is widely praised there for his work as police chief for seven years, capping a 36-year law enforcement career that concluded in late 2021. In marked contrast to the current sheriff, Luna worked productively with the city’s leaders and his officers alike, supports accountability and civilian oversight and is generally well-regarded by multiple segments of his very diverse city.
Sheriff’s Lt. Eric Strong has a better grasp than they do of the direction law enforcement must go to more effectively serve the county’s people, but he lacks Luna’s leadership experience. Strong has a lot to offer, and if the department can be turned around he may one day make a good sheriff. But it’s Luna who is best prepared to take on the task today.
Jim McDonnell was likewise a Long Beach police chief when he successfully ran for sheriff in 2014 and began to put in place a series of disciplinary and oversight reforms in response to misconduct so sweeping that it resulted in the conviction of Baca, his undersheriff and numerous deputies and command staff on charges that included conspiracy, bribery and excessive use of force.
McDonnell fell short, in part because the department’s problems were too deep to expunge in a single term. He lost reelection to Villanueva, who positioned himself as someone who would drive harder to achieve further-reaching reforms than the incumbent.
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