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What did and Didn’t Happen in the Rebecca Grossman Case: How Politics, Suppression, and Media Shaped a Murder Conviction

The story of Jacob and Mark Iskander’s deaths on a September evening in 2020 was, at its core, a family tragedy. But what unfolded in the press, online, and courtroom over the

September 3, 2025

News·Politics·Rebecca Grossman

Sheriff Luna: A Profile in Failure

After announcing my candidacy for sheriff last month, I took some time to review basic facts comparing my first year on the job as sheriff versus Luna’s first year on the job.

September 2, 2025

Alex Villanueva 2026·Politics

Understanding the Threat of LASD’S Staffing Crisis

The “Defund the Police” craze of 2020 is now five years in the rearview mirror, but the impact of that movement is still reverberating today in Los Angeles County. As I’ve said

August 29, 2025

Alex Villanueva 2026·LASD·Politics

A New Wave of Dissent Inside LASD – ALADS Under Fire, Deputies Say Union Leadership Has Failed Them

The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) is facing its most serious reckoning in decades. What started as a trickle of anonymous letters from frustrated rank-and-file deputies has now erupted into

August 23, 2025

Alex Villanueva 2026·LASD·News·Politics

NEW Just a Deputy Letter Slams Sheriff Luna’s Hollow “Leadership Philosophy”

The anonymous movement within the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) known as “Just A Deputy” has once again spoken out, this time with one of the most searing critiques yet of Sheriff

August 21, 2025

LASD·News·Politics

Feeling the Fallout: ALADS Latest Attempt to Quiet the Masses After Anonymous Deputy Letter Deals Union a Devastating Blow

Reeling from the fallout of the latest “Just a Deputy” letter that exposed some of the union’s dirtiest secrets, the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) is scrambling to save face.

August 21, 2025

LASD·News·Politics

What Did and Didn’t Happen in the Rebecca Grossman Case: The Media’s Web of Lies Pushing a Political Agenda Instead of Pursuing Truth and Justice

As the nation watches reality star Spencer Pratt go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Times for branding him a “conspiracy theorist” simply for telling the truth about the Palisades Fire response, it’s

August 15, 2025

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics·Rebecca Grossman

Promotions or Patronage? Sheriff Luna Faces Nepotism Allegations Over New Captain Appointment at Sheriff’s Information Bureau

As of August 10th, former PPOA president Lt. Nancy Escobedo has finally landed her Captain’s bars, and, in a move dripping with conflict-of-interest, will take command of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau (SIB),

August 12, 2025

LASD·News·Politics

New Anonymous Deputy Letter Expands on Union’s Failures – He’s “Just a Working Cop Whose Had Enough”

This morning I received the latest anonymous letter expanding on ALADS failure to support the rank and file. The fight continues. Their voices will be heard. Rest assured, I will continue to

August 8, 2025

LASD·News·Politics

ALADS vs. the First Amendment: Union Targets Investigative Journalist with Cease-and-Desist Over “Just A Deputy” Whistleblower Letter

In a stunning attempt to silence whistleblower allegations and intimidate the press, the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) has issued a blistering legal threat against The Current Report, and myself,

August 5, 2025

LASD·News·Politics

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