WATCHLIVE: Sheriff-elect Robert Luna holds press conference.
, Luna come out as the front-runner in the race. End of an era: Alex Villanueva concedes to Robert Luna in LA Sheriff's race
Villanueva conceded during a press conference Tuesday. "I want to wish the incoming sheriff well," Villanueva said. "I want him to succeed for a simple reason -- the safety of the community depends on him succeeding. The welfare of every single person on the department depends on him succeeding. He then rattled off a list of what he called major accomplishments during his tenure, including addressing homelessness, revising body-worn camera program, reinstating the issuance of concealed weapon permits and managing the jail system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I strongly believe the Attorney General stripped the Sheriff of this investigation because the Sheriff had no business investigating this from the very beginning," Luna said of the Kuehl investigation back in September 2022. "You cannot investigate your political opponents or enemies… This is why the public trust has been eroded."
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