LASD Sheriff's Chief Eli Vera Will Run Against Villanueva in 2022
By City News Service US-JUSTICE-THEFT LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A senior member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's leadership ranks has announced his intention to run against Sheriff Alex Villanueva in 2022. Eliezer Vera is chief of the department's Technology and Support Division, and has been with the LASD since 1988. He criticized Villanueva for how the sheriff has handled disagreements since his election in 2018. “I believe as law enforcement officers our mission is to bring calmness and civility and peace to very difficult situations. And what we've witnessed from the current ...