As June elections draw near, the Los Angeles Times is busy continuing a narrative that threatens public safety. In fact, they seem to forget that voters continue to reject their “endorsement” of who should lead the department. In 2018, the Times endorsed Jim McDonnell, over Villanueva, due in part to his not being an “insider”. From the Times endorsement:“In his [McDonnell] first term he has sometimes struggled to improve the performance and remake the culture of the scandal-plagued Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Times then resorted to having one of their journos interview Sheriff Villanueva who eloquently discussed the differences in how law enforcement is viewed by minorities.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 07, 2022 19:01 UTC