Sheriff Alex Villanueva and former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna square off in a debate Wednesday night ahead of November's election.
Overall, 15 lawsuits the department has called "frivolous" have been filed during Villanueva's tenure, claiming he and the department lack accountability. A
claimed Villanueva and his wife, LASD Sgt. Vivian Villanueva, run the department like "their own personal fiefdom and business."Lawsuit claims LA County Sheriff Villanueva, wife run department like their ‘own personal fiefdom’FOX 11 spoke with former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna, who was endorsed by the LA Times in his bid for LA County Sheriff.
Luna is the former chief of the Long Beach Police Department. He was named chief in 2014, and served in the role untilLuna says he's running for sheriff because "the current Sheriff has created dysfunction and chaos which has put our public safety at risk. We can do much better.
Luna's been endorsed by the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. Meanwhile, Villanueva's been backed by local unions including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11 and the Ironworkers Local 433, as well as the mayors of Cerritos, Bellflower, Arcadia and more.
The sheriff's debate is the first of a two-part session Wednesday night. Villanueva and Luna will start the night off at 6 p.m. Top candidates forand Rick Caruso will square off at 7 p.m. FOX 11 is co-hosting the event. Elex Michaelson will co-moderate the debate alongside colleagues from the Los Angeles Times and Univision – with contributions from our partners at KPCC 89.3 FM and Loyola Marymount University.
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