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The Trojan Horse Sheriff: Robert Luna’s Anti-Law Enforcement Endorsement Machine Exposed – Why True Blue Voices Are Flocking to Alex Villanueva Instead

Sheriff Robert Luna’s glossy 2026 endorsement page reads exactly as you’d expect, packed with labor unions, business chambers, Democratic clubs, and every member of the Board of Supervisors. Nothing surprising there. But

April 30, 2026

LASD·News·Politics

The Donor-Funded Defense Machine: Eric Swalwell, Rob Bonta, and California’s Campaign Cash Loophole

In California politics, campaign money is supposed to be held in trust for one purpose: electing candidates and supporting legitimate political, legislative, or governmental activity. But two high-profile Democrats, Eric Swalwell and

April 30, 2026

Investigations·News·Politics

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: Sheriff Robert Luna and County Lawyer Jason Tokoro Caught in a Tangled Web of Contradictions in Ben Torres’ Federal Retaliation Case

In a stunning display of courtroom gaslighting, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna and his high-priced outside counsel Jason H. Tokoro of Miller Barondess LLP, have painted a picture of a perfectly

April 25, 2026

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

The Blind Leading the Blind: Is LAPD’s Olympic Planning Drowning in Inexperience?

As the world turns its eyes toward Los Angeles for the 2026 World Cup, 2027 Superbowl and the 2028 Olympic Games, the Los Angeles Police Department is tasked with orchestrating a security

April 23, 2026

Investigations·LAPD·News·Politics

The Closed Door Endorsement: How ALADS Is Quietly Sidelining Its Own Membership

Unions are built on a simple premise. The members fund it. The members are the voice. The leadership carries that voice forward. That is the structure deputies in Los Angeles County have

April 23, 2026

LASD·News·Politics

The Games: A Culture That Breaks Deputies. A Silence That Protects It

There are internal cultures that agencies quietly tolerate, and then there are cultures that metastasize, spreading so deeply into the fabric of an institution that they begin to define it. What a

April 22, 2026

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s 2022 “Reimagining” of Public Safety in West Hollywood Left Residents Vulnerable — Now She’s Suddenly Demanding Sheriff Resources During Reelection Bid

West Hollywood, once known for its vibrant nightlife and progressive ideals, is reeling from two shootings in just five days. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath issued a statement

April 17, 2026

LASD·News·Politics

CHIRLA’s Power Network and AB 2624: The Legislative Push to Silence Investigative Journalism

AB 2624 making headlines recently as the “Ban Nick Shirley” Act, is being presented in Sacramento as a targeted protection measure, framed as a necessary response to threats against immigration service providers.

April 15, 2026

Investigations·News·Politics

The “Stop Nick Shirley Act”: How California Democrats Are Moving to Criminalize Citizen Journalism

They don’t call it censorship anymore. They call it protection. Protection for communities. Protection for organizations. Protection from “threats.” The language is softer now, more strategic, designed to pass scrutiny without triggering

April 13, 2026

Investigations·News·Politics

The Digital Shambles: How Cronyism and Political Betrayal Exposed the LAPD Rank-and-File

In my 31 years with the LAPD, I’ve seen every brand of “soup sandwich” imaginable. I’ve seen supervisors who “played dumb” to avoid accountability, and I’ve seen “dinosaurs” who thought their seniority

April 11, 2026

LAPD·News·Politics