Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports:
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Tuesday afternoon conceded to former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna in Luna’s bid to succeed him as head of one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the U.S. “I want to wish the incoming sheriff well,” Villanueva said at a press conference.
During news conference, Villanueva blamed his loss on what he described as a sweeping misinformation campaign and the use of “false narratives” focused on issues including alleged deputy gangs, his alleged resistance of oversight by the county and other allegations of internal harassment and retaliation against purported whistleblowers.
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Sheriff Villanueva choked up as he made his concession announcement, and his wife Vivian joined him at the podium pic.twitter.com/xxEXdM1V7n
— Alene Tchekmedyian (@AleneTchek) November 15, 2022
Alex Villanueva says he’s not implementing the vaccine mandate because of the homeless pic.twitter.com/1lAWCMJnhr
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 9, 2021
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva tells Tucker Carlson that DA George Gascón is more interested in reducing harm to criminals than to victims. pic.twitter.com/15fym5vMvA
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 16, 2022
OF COURSE @LACoSheriff went on fellow white supremacist Tucker Carlson’s show last night to rant about the “woke left.”
Villanueva messaging to his base. pic.twitter.com/bA1ZUve7vC
— People’s City Council – Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) November 2, 2021