Will Los Angeles re-elect its scandal-plagued sheriff?

Elected on promises of reform, Alex Villanueva is now derided as the ‘Trump of LA’ while fueling controversy after controversy

Los Angeles county voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday to decide the fate of a scandal-plagued sheriff who critics have derided as the “Donald Trump of LA”.

The Los Angeles county sheriff, Alex Villanueva, runs the largest county sheriff’s office in the US and manages one of the world’s largest jail systems, overseeing thousands of officers who patrol nearly 200 southern California towns and cities.