{"id":964266,"date":"2021-11-03T19:43:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T23:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=964266"},"modified":"2021-11-03T19:43:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T23:43:50","slug":"los-angeles-county-sheriff-alex-villanueva-wont-enforce-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-alex-villanueva-wont-enforce-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Won&#039;t Enforce Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate"},"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\">22<\/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%2Flos-angeles-county-sheriff-alex-villanueva-wont-enforce-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate%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=964266&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--><p class=\"subheading\">Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-wont-enforce-covid-vaccine-mandate\/38147422?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot\">affirmed<\/a> Tuesday that he will not enforce a coronavirus vaccine mandate requiring officers to be inoculated against the illness or be fired.<\/p>\n<p>Villanueva expressed concern that the mandate could spark an exodus in the department, stating that the&nbsp;Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department (LASD) is already facing severe staffing challenges.&nbsp;The sheriff stated that he witnessed a roughly 20 percent&nbsp;increase in retirements.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s actually disrupting our ability to provide public safety services to Los Angeles County,\u201d he said&nbsp;during a press conference, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-alex-villanueva-covid-vaccine-mandate-no-enforcement\/11192317\/\">ABC7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Villanueva noted that 51.7 percent of the department \u2014 approximately 16,000 employees \u2014 are vaccinated, while&nbsp;42.8 percent of sworn staff members have received the jab.<\/p>\n<p>All county employees \u2014 including sheriff\u2019s deputies \u2014 must register their vaccination status by October 1, according to a&nbsp;Board of Supervisors executive order.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18025506\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"39\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/COVID.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18025506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/COVID.jpeg\" alt=\"A police officer is seen at a free coronavirus serology antibody testing community event, hosted by GUARDaHEART Foundation and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on August 05, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A police officer is seen at a free coronavirus serology antibody testing community event, hosted by GUARDaHEART Foundation and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on August 05, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Villanueva, who faces a reelection challenge next year, has defied other health orders during the pandemic. Last month, he said he wouldn\u2019t have his deputies enforce a mandate requiring vaccinated and unvaccinated people to wear masks in indoor public settings.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccine mandates are rolling out nationwide for government employees and many cities are clashing with first responder unions over the requirements. About 9,000 New York City municipal workers \u2014 including 34 officers \u2014 were put on unpaid leave for refusing to comply with a coronavirus vaccine mandate that took effect Monday.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva affirmed Tuesday that he will not enforce a coronavirus vaccine mandate requiring officers to be inoculated against the illness or be fired. 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