{"id":565593,"date":"2021-06-16T13:37:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T17:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=565593"},"modified":"2021-06-16T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T17:37:10","slug":"l-a-sheriff-says-paid-activists-are-behind-opposition-to-cleaning-up-homeless-encampments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-sheriff-says-paid-activists-are-behind-opposition-to-cleaning-up-homeless-encampments\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Sheriff Says \u2018Paid Activists\u2019 Are Behind Opposition To Cleaning Up Homeless Encampments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-says-paid-activists-are-behind-opposition-to-cleaning-up-homeless-encampments%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=565593&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-V-patch.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Monday lashed out at some homeless advocates he says are \u201cpaid activists\u201d who are impeding his efforts to help transients living at Venice Beach obtain services and housing.<\/p>\n<p>While he did not mention any names, Villanueva posted an image on Facebook showing Ricci Sergienko, a progressive organizer with the People\u2019s City Council-L.A., shouting at the sheriff while disrupting his media interviews on the boardwalk last week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" readability=\"4.8413793103448\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LACoSheriff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LACoSheriff<\/a> is here and so is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsCityCouncil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PplsCityCouncil<\/a> and it\u2019s\u2026a scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ySdjNR16iv\">pic.twitter.com\/ySdjNR16iv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kate Cagle (@KateCagle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KateCagle\/status\/1403113012811026438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/riccisergienko\/\">LinkedIn profile<\/a> in Sergienko\u2019s name indicates he has worked as an associate strategist with the Adriel Hampton Group since January 2020. At that time, Sergienko was also an organizer for Sunrise Movement LA, an environmental advocacy organization. He co-founded the People\u2019s City Council two months later as the pandemic emerged.<\/p>\n<p>The progressive digital strategy company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/adrielhampton.com\/\">website<\/a> says it \u201chelped defeat Trump with voter education and activation programs\u201d and specializes in \u201ccontent creation and distribution strategies.\u201d At least two members identified as part of its \u201cteam\u201d are also organizers with the People\u2019s City Council, including Sarah Goldzweig, who handles \u201cplanning &#038; design, content production,\u201d and Astrid Cota, a graphic designer.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the People\u2019s City Council, Sergienko is also part of a progressive activist alliance tied to the company called the Really Online Lefty League, <a href=\"https:\/\/theleftyleague.org\/\">recognized<\/a> for \u201chis candidate bird-dogging videos and other direct actions\u201d that \u201ccan be seen across the social web.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ricci.sergienko\/posts\/4984004117884\">described<\/a> Villanueva\u2019s accusations as a \u201cblatant disregard for the truth and bullying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s City Council includes other activist groups and is allied with Black Lives Matter. The coalition has condemned the sheriff\u2019s incremental plan to clear the Venice Beach boardwalk of homeless encampments, accusing Villanueva of ordering \u201can armed displacement\u201d while using \u201cfascist rhetoric\u201d to \u201cintimidate and harass unhoused people.\u201d Sergienko and other PCC organizers suggest Villanueva is a member of a \u201cgang\u201d of tattooed Latino sheriff\u2019s deputies known as the \u201cBanditos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m disappointed that these paid activists interrupted our important job of getting services for the homeless to demand that I \u2018take off my shirt\u2019 to prove that I don\u2019t have tattoos,\u201d Villanueva posted on a Facebook page promoting his re-election campaign. \u201cI was not educated to disrespect others this way and I would expect the same from others.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5236842105263\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is it normal for elected officials to post about activists like this on social media? Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LACoSheriff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LACoSheriff<\/a> calling one of our organizers a \u201cpaid activist.\u201d This kind of blatant disregard for the truth and bullying describes Villanueva\u2019s reign to a tee. All he does is lie. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WcqqYVjcsK\">pic.twitter.com\/WcqqYVjcsK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s City Council \u2013 Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PplsCityCouncil\/status\/1404954247339249665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBut this is the guy who put my home address online and I had to hurry home because my retired wife was home alone,\u201d the post continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos Angeles County. (W)e can do better. We will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spectrum News 1 reporter Kate Cagle, who has covered the rising tensions over homelessness in Venice extensively, describes Sergienko as an \u201canti-cop and antifascist activist.\u201d She <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/ca\/la-west\/homelessness\/2021\/06\/13\/venice-homeless-caught-in-middle-of-battle-over-beach\">reported<\/a> that Twitter suspended Sergienko\u2019s account for sharing the sheriff\u2019s home address and that he was detained at a previous Villanueva press conference in April.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the People\u2019s City Council claimed victory after 91% of L.A. County Democratic Party delegates voted to approve a resolution calling for Villanueva\u2019s resignation. Organizers said they \u201cwhipped votes\u201d and \u201cworked behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During an Instagram Live broadcast, the Sheriff said that the group \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<\/p>\n<p>Villanueva is up for re-election next year, and the People\u2019s City Council and their allies have vowed to oust him from office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/l-a-sheriff-calls-progressive-activists-white-millionaires-who-live-in-mansions-they-accuse-him-of-being-in-a-secret-hispanic-gang\">L.A. Sheriff Calls Progressive Activists \u2018White Millionaires\u2019 Who Live In \u2018Mansions\u2019; They Accuse Him Of Being In A Secret Hispanic Gang<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <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\">L.A. County Sheriff Warns Homeless People From Out-Of-State: \u2018We\u2019re Coming For You. You Do Not Belong Here\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Monday lashed out at some homeless advocates he says are \u201cpaid activists\u201d who are impeding his efforts to help transients living at Venice &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280454,"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-V-patch.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"L.A. 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