January 2026 - Page 2

Sheriff Luna’s Smoke and Mirrors: Fudging Recruitment Numbers While LASD Deputies Flee to Greener Pastures

Oh, how the mighty have fallen – or, in the case of Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, how they never rose at all. Take a look at LASD’s latest self-congratulatory infographic,

January 5, 2026January 6, 2026

LASD/News/Politics

Sheriff Luna’s ‘Remarkable’ Progress? 2025 Was A Year of Repeated Failures, Betrayals, and Needless Tragedies

Sheriff Robert Luna’s recent self-congratulatory claim of “remarkable success” in public safety for 2025 borders on delusion. While Luna celebrates manufactured victories and hollow narratives of accountability, the lived reality across Los

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026

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Alex Villanueva
Cece Woods
The Current Report Editor in Chief Cece Woods founded The Local Malibu, an activism based platform in 2014. The publication was instrumental in the success of pro-preservation ballot measures and seating five top vote-getters in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Malibu City Council elections.During the summer of 2018, Woods exposed the two-year law enforcement cover-up in the Malibu Creek State Park Shootings, and a few short months later provided the most comprehensive local news coverage during the Woolsey Fire attracting over one million hits across her social media platforms.Since 2020, Woods was the only journalist reporting on the on-going public corruption involving former L.A. Metro CEO Phil Washington. Woods worked with Political Corruption expert Adam Loew, DC Watchdog organizations and leaders in the Capitol exposing Washington which ultimately led to the withdrawal of his nomination to head the FAA.Woods also founded Malibu based 90265 Magazine and Cali Mag devoted to the authentic southern California lifestyle.
Dale Hedges
Former Deputy Sheriff Dale Hedges graduated from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Academy Class 187 in October 1977. Hedges worked at Men’s County Jail, Firestone Sheriff’s Station, Lennox Sheriff’s Station, West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station, Advanced Training Bureau, (Weapons Training), North Regional Surveillance and Apprehension Team (NORSAT). He retired from the LASD in April 1997.

January 2026 - Page 2

Sheriff Luna’s Smoke and Mirrors: Fudging Recruitment Numbers While LASD Deputies Flee to Greener Pastures

Sheriff Luna’s ‘Remarkable’ Progress? 2025 Was A Year of Repeated Failures, Betrayals, and Needless Tragedies

Disrespect Brewed at Starbucks: LASD Deputy Served a Side of Insult in Norwalk Amid Rising Anti-Law Enforcement Sentiment

Political Betrayal: Leaders Throw Deputies Under the Bus While LA County Faces Unprecedented Staffing Crisis

Rally Cry: One Year Later Palisades Fire Victims Demand Accountability, “They Let Us Burn”

Unraveling the Web: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s Deep Ties to the $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scandal

Alex Villanueva

Cece Woods

Dale Hedges