Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Alex Villanueva was ousted after a single combative, troubled term. Voters also approved giving county leaders the power to remove future sheriffs.
Apocalyptic attack ads about crime failed to drive a red wave, and criminal justice reform candidates were still successful in several local races around the country.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
He’s been dismissive of fears of gang activity in the LASD and on the attack against critics and investigators. Voters have noticed.
In Los Angeles and San Francisco, voters face candidates who promised criminal justice reforms but whose records have been disappointing.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Tensions are high over the weekend shooting of two deputies.
Efforts to force sunlight into police conduct have been thwarted by noncompliance.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
A newly passed police transparency bill is under attack across the state. The latest tactic: insisting it's not retroactive.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Out with the old cronies. In with the new ones?
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Alex Villanueva openly wants to get rid of constitutional policing advisors and to conceal names of bad deputies from prosecutors.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Thanks to California's union-backed secrecy laws, prosecutors and defenders alike don't know about police misconduct.
Sheriff's deputies in LA kill a teen who was trying to restrain a dog they said charged at them "aggressively."
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
It's the latest story of abuse at the nation's largest sheriff's department.
Reckless policy proposed as an anti-prostitution measure.