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So the Left Chants

The video of a fool on a megaphone chanting and leading a cheer over Charlie Kirk’s assassination truly encapsulates how far down the rabbit hole we’ve gone as a nation presumably governed

September 16, 2025

Alex Villanueva 2026·News·Politics

What a Wicked Web He Weaves: Downey Council Member Under Fire After Mocking Charlie Kirk’s Assassination on Social Media

Downey City Council member Mario Trujillo is no stranger to controversy, but his latest scandal may be the one that defines his political career, and possibly ends it. A longtime ally and

September 12, 2025

News·Politics

Bass, Villaraigosa, and the Politics of Fire: Failures, Influence, and Backroom Deals

The Palisades Fire exposed devastating weaknesses in Los Angeles leadership, with Mayor Karen Bass at the center of mounting criticism. Residents accused her administration of failing to act decisively as flames spread, citing delays

September 10, 2025

Fire Season·News·Politics

Strong for Sheriff? More Like a Weak Candidate Incapable of Restoring the LASD to it’s Former Glory

As Los Angeles County braces for another bruising race for Sheriff, one candidate stands out for all the wrong reasons: Eric Strong. Once positioned as a reform-minded alternative within LASD, Strong’s record

September 10, 2025

LASD·News·Politics

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

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