Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, is getting a new sheriff
New Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna is sworn in by the Honorable Samantha Jersey, Presiding Judge-elect of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, far left, in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Luna takes charge after the turbulent single term of former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, whose tenure was marked by clashes with members of the LA County Board of Supervisors and allegations that he downplayed accusations that gang-like groups of deputies ran amok within the agency.
The former police chief of Long Beach, California, will take charge of an agency with nearly 10,000 sworn deputies after the turbulent single term of Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Villanueva’s term was marred by clashes with members of the county Board of Supervisors and criticism that he downplayed allegations of malfeasance by some deputies. He blamed the controversies on “false narratives” by his political opponents.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Los Angeles County may reimpose indoor mask mandate if COVID transmissions climbLos Angeles County health officials said an indoor mask mandate could be reinstated if COVID-19 rates climb higher.
Read more »
Los Angeles County mask mandate could return as COVID cases riseAs COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase in Los Angeles County, health officials say they soon may reimposing indoor mask mandates.
Read more »
Robert Luna is sworn in as the 34th Los Angeles County Sheriff'Robert's core values are rooted in collaboration, strength and kindness,' said U.S. Representative-elect and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. 'I'm so grateful that we had an excellent, superb chief of police (in Robert Luna) while I was mayor.'
Read more »
College employee killed in 'intentional' vehicle crash in Walnut, deputies sayLos Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau detectives were investigating a pedestrian traffic death in Walnut Thursday.
Read more »
In historic move, Los Angeles bans new oil wells, phases out existing onesThe L.A. City Council passed an ordinance Friday that requires the phaseout of oil drilling in the city within 20 years.
Read more »
Los Angeles on verge of new mask mandates due to COVID-19 spikeLos Angeles County, which had some of the country’s strictest COVID-19 mandates during its yearlong California lockdown in 2020, is poised to return to mandatory mask mandates.
Read more »