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Op-ed: Supervisor Kuehl responds to LASD search warrant of her home

by Opinion • September 14, 2022

Supervisor Sheila Kuehl [Image via lacounty.gov]
By Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl

As a County Supervisor, I’ve done everything I could to bring appropriate oversight and supervision to the LA County Sheriff’s Department, a department that has become more and more uncontrolled and troubled under the current Sheriff. It has continued to be plagued with wrongful death and excessive force lawsuits which have to be paid for with taxpayer money, and has run up a ballooning deficit. Current law gives the Supervisors limited legal authority over the Sheriff.

Make no mistake. Today’s search warrant is not motivated by a desire to get to the bottom of a Metro contract that dates from seven years ago. The process by which this contract was awarded never involved me and, indeed, the first I knew of it was an invite to a Metro press conference announcing it.

The basis of this search was questionable and will be investigated.

This morning’s storming of my home by deputies with bulletproof vests and tactical gear was an effort to harass, intimidate and retaliate against a public figure who has been an outspoken critic of LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. I am not the only such critic, and other courageous County leaders have also been the targets of this Sheriff’s vindictiveness.

As a Supervisor, I have insisted that the Sheriff take steps to reduce deputy-involved shootings, meaningfully address the existence of known gangs in his department, cooperate with the Office of the Inspector General in its investigations, comply with subpoenas issued to elicit needed information about the department, appear before the County’s Civilian Oversight Commission to address community concerns, and, like the heads of more than 30 other County departments, to operate within a balanced budget.

Today’s early morning search of my home was a thuggish attempt to intimidate and silence not just me, but many other public servants who are working hard to rebuild the trust between law enforcement and the communities it is supposed to serve.

About the author: Supervisor Sheila James Kuehl was first elected to represent Los Angeles County’s Third District on Nov. 4, 2014. She assumed office on Dec. 1, 2014, and was reelected to her second term on November 6, 2018.

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8 comments for "Op-ed: Supervisor Kuehl responds to LASD search warrant of her home"

  1. Beecee says

    September 19, 2022 at 3:33 pm

    Sheesh,
    Arrest this guy already,
    Lol.

    • Frank Rizzo says

      September 22, 2022 at 5:51 am

      Kuel or Alex?

      • Beecee says

        September 27, 2022 at 7:09 pm

        Kuehl, lol

  2. Andre Leonard says

    September 17, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    Sadly Alejandro keeps digging his own political grave. There are many reason to not reelect him and this is just another reason why. I have never seen a more disruptive and unstable individual who thrives on mischief and turmoil. Treating 81 year-old woman like this is straight-up elder abuse and should be decried and Alejandro needs to be censured. Where is the DOJ and why is Alejandro allowed to keep doing this? https://calsalaries.com/alejandro-villanueva-20903906

    • Frank Rizzo says

      September 22, 2022 at 5:50 am

      Lol. You just don’t like him because he’s not a left crazy.

      • Jimzan says

        September 27, 2022 at 4:35 am

        Spot On Patriot

  3. estephen says

    September 16, 2022 at 1:12 pm

    your a crook . This is a federal investigation not a county one.

    • Tim Scott says

      September 16, 2022 at 3:00 pm

      If it’s a federal investigation why was the warrant served by LASD? Presumably since they served the warrant the warrant didn’t come from a federal judge either. I would agree that this sort of corruption investigation SHOULD be handled by the feds, since it is never good having a county investigate itself, but should be does not mean it is.

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