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The Latest Breaking News from Los Angeles County

Steve Lopez: He fooled voters once. Can LA County Sheriff Villanueva do it again?

Four years ago, Los Angeles County's progressive voters got mugged.

Los Angeles Times

3rd top official disputes LA County Sheriff Villanueva’s account in cover-up

LOS ANGELES — A third high-ranking Los Angeles County sheriff’s official has filed a legal claim contradicting Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s account of how he handled an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate for three minutes.

Los Angeles Times

She's been branded a traitor. A new exhibition says Mexican icon Malinche was anything but

DENVER — Though he may be renowned for lobbing vulgar insults, the barb that Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva directed at Supervisor Hilda Solis in July 2020 left even longtime observers stunned. Solís had made comments critical of systemic racism by police toward people of color. "Are you trying,"…

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The Los Angeles DA's office is at war with itself. How does anything get done?

LOS ANGELES — In normal times, the convicted sex offender's request for leniency would have been met with a swift, emphatic "no" from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles coronavirus cases up 40% in one week; hospitalizations rising, too

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County rose by 40% over the past week and hospitalizations have started to creep up as well, underscoring how important it is for people to be up-to-date on their vaccines and boosters, as well as wear masks in indoor public settings, officials…

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Legal claim: LA sheriff delayed excessive force probe

One of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s closest advisers says she was told to choose between retirement or demotion after raising questions about his handling of the investigation into a deputy kneeling on a handcuffed inmate’s head for several minutes

The Independent UK

First eyewitness account of LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva lying in a cover-up revealed in filing

LOS ANGELES — A former top-ranking Los Angeles County sheriff's official filed a legal claim Thursday that offered the first eyewitness account of Sheriff Alex Villanueva allegedly lying about his involvement in a cover-up and also made allegations about retaliation and other improprieties in the Sheriff's Department.

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LA sheriff investigates how reporter obtained leaked video

The Los Angeles County sheriff disputed allegations he orchestrated the cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head for more than three minutes

The Independent UK

In brazen attack on press, Sheriff Alex Villanueva investigates LA Times reporter who revealed cover-up

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Tuesday his department is targeting an L.A. Times journalist in a criminal leak investigation for her reporting on the department's cover-up of an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate for three minutes.

Los Angeles Times

Claim alleges LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva directed cover-up of deputy kneeling on inmate

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County sheriff's commander who was critical of efforts to cover up an incident in which a deputy kneeled on a handcuffed inmate's head has filed legal papers accusing Sheriff Alex Villanueva of obstructing justice and retaliating against those who blew the whistle.

Los Angeles Times

LA County homeless deaths surged 56% in pandemic’s first year, with overdoses largely to blame

LOS ANGELES — Deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles County soared by 56% in the year after the start of the pandemic, driven primarily by an increase in overdoses, according to a study published this month.

Los Angeles Times

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to testify on gang-like deputy groups

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is scheduled to testify, under oath, Friday about gang-like groups of deputies that operate in the Sheriff's Department, after the U.S. 2nd District Court of Appeal denied his latest challenge to a more than year-old watchdog subpoena.

Los Angeles Times

Parents of teen killed during car chase to get $6.5 million from LA County

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday signed off on a $6.5 million settlement for a couple who sued the county and others after their teenage son was killed during a civilian car chase, citing "gross negligence" on the part of a 911 operator.

Los Angeles Times

LA County to settle for $1.85 million with whistleblower who alleged child welfare failures

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday approved a $1.85 million payment to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former county social worker who alleged he had uncovered a pattern of systemic misconduct that endangered thousands of children, records show.

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Killer of LA philanthropist Jacqueline Avant is sentenced to 150 years in prison

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday sentenced the man convicted in the murder of Jacqueline Avant to 150 years to life in prison, saying he shot a "highly vulnerable" 81-year-old woman in the back and then giggled about it afterward.

Los Angeles Times

Despite coronavirus uptick, there’s hope LA County can avoid another surge

LOS ANGELES — Despite a recent rise in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County’s public health director said this week she remained hopeful the region could avoid another major spike by taking sensible precautions.

Los Angeles Times

LA County ends quarantines for asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County on Friday ended its order to quarantine asymptomatic people exposed to the coronavirus.

Los Angeles Times

LA County firefighter who died in house fire suffocated, had meth in his system, coroner says

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County firefighter who died battling a Rancho Palos Verdes house fire this year suffocated after his oxygen tank ran empty, according to a coroner's report released this week.

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Villanueva threatens to quit Metro security if not given full control

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Wednesday threatened his department would quit patrolling Metro’s transit system unless the agency’s board gives the him full control over security on the sprawling network of trains and buses.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: 'COVID relief' lottery demonstrates the folly of guaranteed income

Should a family of four, earning $96,000 annually and living in the country illegally, be eligible to receive taxpayer-funded cash gifts totaling $36,000 over the next three years? Politicians in Los Angeles County, California, believe so. And like so many other recent bad ideas, it’s being bankrolled in the name…

Los Angeles Times

California says asymptomatic people exposed to coronavirus don’t need to quarantine

LOS ANGELES — California is no longer recommending a five-day quarantine period for people who are exposed to the coronavirus but remain asymptomatic, a move that could potentially result in a relaxation of similar rules in Los Angeles County.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Accused Shooter in Lady Gaga Dog Theft Mistakenly Freed

A gunman accused of shooting and seriously wounding Lady Gaga's dog walker and stealing her two French bulldogs was mistakenly released from jail and is being sought, authorities said Friday. James Howard Jackson, 19, was facing an attempted murder charge when he was released from Los Angeles County's jail on…

Los Angeles Times

School coronavirus outbreaks rise in LA County after mask orders are lifted

LOS ANGELES — The number of K-12 school coronavirus outbreaks is rising in Los Angeles County after many schools lifted mask-wearing requirements.

The Independent UK

Los Angeles County bans official travel to Florida and Texas over anti-LGBT+ policies

‘This order is discriminatory, harmful and just plain cruel,’ wrote the authors of the Los Angeles County motion in response to the Texas order

Los Angeles Times

Sheriff Villanueva launches criminal investigation into leak of use-of-force video

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he is launching a criminal investigation to find out who leaked security video of an incident in which a deputy knelt on the head of a handcuffed inmate for more than three minutes.

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