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Sheriff Robert Luna has appointed Jill Torres as interim Assistant Sheriff and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.

The sheriff is one of the most powerful elected officials in L.A. County. Eight candidates are vying to replace incumbent Alex Villanueva, who is running for reelection.

Tweet Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has had his battles since taking the helm in 2019 of the 18,000 member county department. Villanueva came under fire when he moved to enforce the closure of gun stores during the 2020 pandemic and the subsequent Newsom statewide lockdowns. A Change.org petition was started to gain support to recall him but never received much traction. Villanueva has recently gained new favor with his support of crime victims who have been affected by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s Special Directives. Villanueva has also publicly suppo...

Subscribe A one-time confidant of L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva has decided to challenge him in next year’s election. Eliezer Vera, who was promoted by Villanueva to the position of chief, said his boss’s failure to get along with people has damaged the department. “Unfortunately, at the present time, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has developed a reputation for contributing to contention during trying times,” Vera said in a statement. Vera said he wants to “restore confidence in the Office of the Sheriff” by partnering with the Board of Supervisors and colla...

Reply(1) If Eliezer Vera, chief of the department's Technology and Support Division, announced plans to run against Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva. (Shutterstock / Elliott Cowand Jr) LOS ANGELES, CA — A senior member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's leadership ranks Wednesday threw his hat into the ring to run against Sheriff Alex Villanueva in 2022. If Eliezer Vera, chief of the department's Technology and Support Division, were to unseat his boss, it would be only the second time in a century that an incumbent Los Angeles County sheriff lost a reelection bid. Villanue...