
The Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee voted this week to call for Sheriff Alex Villanueva to resign, saying he has failed to rein in “long-standing problems within his department.”
“Accountability has long been one of the foundations of democracy,” Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark Gonzalez said. “As voters, we have an obligation to hold our leaders accountable for their actions, and as the Democratic Party, a responsibility to ensure that our elected officials are upholding our ideals and principles… Leadership and accountability starts at the top, and while strides have been made to reform police culture… it’s simply not enough.
“Sheriff Villanueva has had multiple opportunities since his election to rein in long-standing problems within his department, which is why… Los Angeles Democrats are holding him accountable and calling for his resignation,” Gonzalez said.
The call by the LA County Democratic Party for Villanueva to resign is part of a “radical agenda,” a Sheriff’s Department spokesman told City News Service.
“Sheriff Alex Villanueva began solving the homeless problem on the Venice Boardwalk, while simultaneously conducting the largest illegal drug bust operation in the history of the department,” Capt. John Satterfield said. “Violent crime rates have nearly doubled, yet for some strange reason the radical left activist crowd has decided defunding the police is a good move.”
“The LACDP calling for the sheriff’s resignation is part of this radical agenda, evidence they have been hijacked by the far left, and a distraction. The sheriff will continue to remain focused on public safety, creating solutions and serving our communities,” Satterfield said.
The Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee endorsed Villanueva in his 2018 race against then-Sheriff Jim McDonnell, helping him become the first Democrat to win the nonpartisan office in 138 years.
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KJH says
The Sheriff and his deputies are doing the job no one else has the “balls” to do and is our only hope in cleaning up the tent city bullshi_ that has been going on in Venice and cartels in the Antelope Valley. All these weak so called city council, mayor and LAPD in LA and Venice should be ashamed he has to go in and do their job for them. They should be the one’s resigning. Whatever happened to the damn Homeless Tax voters voted on? Who put that in their pockets and walked away with those funds being deducted from our taxes?
William says
I know it’s difficult running a state with the 5th largest economy in the world.
Maybe y’all should move to a teeny tiny orange state that only has to worry about fire ants and accidentally not marrying a cousin.
You’re unhappy in the Golden State. You ain’t changing it.
If kids can walk the length of Mexico to get here, you only need a small U-Haul to pack your bags and GTHOH.
Helga says
It is mighty hard calling myself a democrat, these days. I’d read a comment here a few months back, that this is the worst crop of democrat politicians we’ve had in office, since Boss Tweed? U.S. History wasn’t my major. I’d be hard-pressed denying it to be a fairly accurate assessment.
Matt says
Considering the alternative, not hard at all for me.
bottom and company says
What’s happening to the Sherriff is a common liberal jungle warfare tactic. In the rare instance a mob of squealing conniving liberals can’t wreck a persons life themselves, they pout and demand that the targeted person simply cut their own stupid throat. So knock it off liberals! Obey the law. Don’t prey on people. Before we report you to the National Society of Food Stamp Clerks!
Sally says
Too much money chasing too few goods, double-digit inflation, double-digit economic non-participation, record illegal immigration, price of gasoline skyrocketing, our economy headed for a major downturn, yet the only thing democrats are concerned with, silencing the opposition, marketing their political narrative, pandering to their demographic, meting out political payback.
Magnetlady says
I really wish all this ”WOKE” movement would END.. We cannot ”DEFUND THE POLICE” & have a civil society.. The Sheriff was ELECTED by the PEOPLE, it should be THE PEOPLE who vote him out… So far, he’s doing his JOB & cleaning up the ILLEGAL Marijuana Grows & trying to keep crime down… The ”DEMOCRAT PARTY” is angry because the Sheriff was the first to sign the ”RECALL GEORGE GASGON” petitions being signed now to remove the ”D.A.”.. IMHO, it’s all about POLITICS & the ”CANCEL CULTURE” movement in America currenlty..
bottom and company says
The Sherriff should proceed with caution.. He’s matched up against some of the world’s greatest liberals. And they rarely lose. They want him out so they can start the same kind of grease job on the new guy. Anytime liberal underground agents deploy the old ” you made a pass at somebody else” operation few have survive it. But the liberal A Bomb is of course filing phony N-word reports. The melodramatic staging and fabrication of clandestine N-word activity. Or even the premier of never before seen N-word footage.
Claire says
Blah blah blah
SoCalOpin says
NO!
Alby says
“Accountability has long been one of the foundations of democracy.” Haaaa!!! Thats a good one.
Stinger says
I, for one, am getting real tired of the same ol’ trumplighting accusations… ‘radical agenda’… ‘hijacked by far left’… and, of course, the usual deflection about ‘defunding the police’ when none of that was part of the issue at hand.
*sigh*
FatWhiteBob says
What planet are you living on?
Reality says
It’s not a planet, it’s a whole new world….
Clown World!
Quit says
The LA City Council and the LA County Board of Supervisors should resign as well.
Beecee says
They are mad he took all their weed away.