On Wednesday evening, June 2, 2021, members of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party’s (LADCP) Resolutions Committee unanimously passed a motion calling for the resignation of LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. If the motion passes with the larger body of voting members next week, the LACDP will formally ask Villanueva to leave office. The LACDP previously endorsed Villanueva in the 2018 Sheriff’s election.
The motion references numerous requests from the Office of the Inspector General and a subpoena from the County to testify about
deputy gangs blocked by Villanueva as evidence for the resignation. The Civilian Oversight Commission, which oversees the LASD, has also called for Villanueva’s resignation. The LACDP resolution additionally moves to have the LACDP stand in solidarity with the family of Andrés Guardado, an 18-year-old security guard who was shot in the back during an
alleged deputy gang initiation, on the one-year anniversary of his death to condemn police brutality in Black and Brown neighborhoods.