{"id":559936,"date":"2021-06-10T18:07:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T22:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=559936"},"modified":"2021-06-10T18:07:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T22:07:38","slug":"l-a-sheriff-calls-progressive-activists-white-millionaires-who-live-in-mansions-they-accuse-him-of-being-in-a-secret-hispanic-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-sheriff-calls-progressive-activists-white-millionaires-who-live-in-mansions-they-accuse-him-of-being-in-a-secret-hispanic-gang\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Sheriff Calls Progressive Activists \u2018White Millionaires\u2019 Who Live In \u2018Mansions\u2019; They Accuse Him Of Being In A Secret Hispanic Gang"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fl-a-sheriff-calls-progressive-activists-white-millionaires-who-live-in-mansions-they-accuse-him-of-being-in-a-secret-hispanic-gang%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=559936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sheriff-Alex-Villanueva.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Wednesday called out an activist coalition allied with Black Lives Matter, claiming the organization is mainly comprised of Caucasians who reside in luxury homes in affluent neighborhoods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Villanueva singled out the group, called People\u2019s City Council-L.A., during an Instagram Live broadcast focused on his incremental plan to clear the Venice Beach boardwalk of homeless encampments. The coalition is part of a larger progressive alliance that has condemned the department\u2019s strategy for addressing the county\u2019s transient population, accusing Villanueva of ordering \u201can armed displacement\u201d while using \u201cfascist rhetoric\u201d to \u201cintimidate and harass unhoused people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The sheriff began the livestream by saying the People\u2019s City Council \u201cis also known as the white millionaires\u2019 people\u2019s city council,\u201d adding, \u201capparently the people they represent is a very exclusive group, very elite.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Villanueva is up for re-election next year, and the People\u2019s City Council and their allies have vowed to oust him from office. They <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsCityCouncil\/status\/1402486998372216832\"><span>accuse<\/span><\/a><span> Villanueva of being a member of an alleged secret, criminal \u201cgang\u201d of tattooed Latino sheriff\u2019s deputies based out of the East Los Angeles sheriff\u2019s station known as the \u201cBanditos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some deputies have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/2020\/10\/05\/la-sheriff-condones-banditos-other-secret-deputy-cliques-says-inspector-general\/\"><span>reportedly<\/span><\/a><span> claimed all members of the Banditos are inked with a mustachioed skeleton donning a sombrero and a bandolier of bullets and carrying a pistol. The activists have suggested Villanueva is hiding tattoos on his body that would show he is affiliated with the suspected deputy gang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During Wednesday\u2019s broadcast, Villanueva addressed those accusations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSince the People\u2019s City Council is mostly white people from the Westside of town who live in very expensive mansions, I think you need to put your money down,\u201d said Villanueva. \u201cLet\u2019s create a big fund, and you pay into that fund, and let\u2019s see if I have those tattoos that you think I have. By all means, put your money where your mouth is. Let\u2019s put it down there. All right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.376657824934\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Villanueva says &#8220;the People&#8217;s City Council is mostly white people (wrong) from the west side of town (wrong) who live in very expensive mansions (so wrong lmao)&#8221;\u2026 this is absolutely unhinged <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LACoSheriff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LACoSheriff<\/a> and easily disprovable. <\/p>\n<p>Why would anyone believe a damn thing you say? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QRgHU6y60f\">pic.twitter.com\/QRgHU6y60f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s City Council \u2013 Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsCityCouncil\/status\/1402779330757861378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>People\u2019s City Council reacted to Villanueva\u2019s challenge on social media, describing the sheriff\u2019s broadcast as \u201cabsolutely unhinged,\u201d and said his claims about its organizers are \u201ceasily disprovable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Villanueva\u2019s comments came the day after 91% of L.A. County Democratic Party delegates voted to approve a resolution calling for the sheriff\u2019s resignation. People\u2019s City Council claimed victory after the tally, saying progressive organizers \u201cwhipped votes\u201d and \u201cworked behind the scenes to push this through.\u201d The resolution was billed as \u201cstanding in solidarity with the family of Andres Guardado,\u201d an 18-year-old man who was fatally shot by deputies last June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>People\u2019s City Council said Villanueva \u201cis actively engaged in the cover up\u201d of the shooting death, claiming Guardado was killed by a sheriff\u2019s deputy attempting to be initiated into another alleged \u201cgang\u201d based out of the Compton sheriff\u2019s station called the Executioners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Villanueva said he would not resign, accusing the \u201celites of the party\u201d of \u201cexploiting a tragedy.\u201d He said he\u2019s been \u201ccheered on\u201d by constituents throughout the county for taking a more proactive approach to homelessness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m not going anywhere,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Leaders of L.A.\u2019s progressive organizing scene are pushing back against Villanueva and other local elected officials they say are demonizing homeless people through hardline policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They have also targeted Councilman Joe Buscaino, a Democrat, who launched his mayoral run on Monday. He advocated for banning homeless encampments on beaches, in parks, and on sidewalks. The event was cut short after a homeless woman in possession of a knife was allegedly seen a few feet away from Buscaino after he made the remarks. A witness <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/homeless-woman-with-knife-interrupts-l-a-democrats-mayoral-campaign-launch\"><span>claimed<\/span><\/a><span> the transient said, \u201cI\u2019m going to start killing people.\u201d She was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed dirk or dagger and released on her own recognizance later in the day. Progressive activists said the threat was exaggerated, and the woman was set up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/homeless-woman-with-knife-interrupts-l-a-democrats-mayoral-campaign-launch\"><b>Homeless Woman With Knife Interrupts L.A. Democrat\u2019s Mayoral Campaign Launch<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/l-a-county-sheriff-warns-homeless-people-from-out-of-state-were-coming-for-you-you-do-not-belong-here\"><b>L.A. County Sheriff Warns Homeless People From Out-Of-State: \u2018We\u2019re Coming For You. You Do Not Belong Here\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/l-a-county-sheriff-vows-to-reclaim-and-regulate-public-space-at-venice-beach-blasts-gutless-politicians-over-homeless-encampments\"><b>L.A. County Sheriff Vows To \u2018Reclaim And Regulate Public Space\u2019 At Venice Beach, Blasts \u2018Gutless Politicians\u2019 Over Homeless Encampments<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-supports-recall-effort-against-d-a-gascon\"><b>Los Angeles County Sheriff Supports Recall Effort Against D.A. 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Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Wednesday called out an activist coalition allied with Black Lives Matter, claiming the organization is mainly comprised of Caucasians who reside in luxury &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279946,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sheriff-Alex-Villanueva.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"L.A. 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