The Dutchman

Gustavo Arellano’s article trying to smear me is meaningless. I like him personally and respect most of his work, but I can not find it in me to say the same about the LA Times.

For nearly four years, the LA Times has been engaged in a smear campaign to discredit and remove from office the first true Latino sheriff in over 100 years. A sheriff that has done well to represent immigrant Asian and Latino communities, and fought hard to implement needed reforms the political class only talks about. That is what voters care about, but not what the political establishment wants from Villanueva. They want…