Proposed California legislation supported by Black Lives Matter and other social justice groups that would allow county boards of supervisors to remove elected sheriffs from public office is “politically driven” and would undermine democracy, says former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
“This is all about power. It has nothing to do with elected sheriffs doing something wrong,” Villanueva told The Epoch Times.
The legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 1090, would authorize any county board of supervisors to remove an elected sheriff from office for “cause” by a 4/5 vote. Causes for removal are defined as:
• Violation of a law related to the performance of a sheriff’s duties….