#Alex Villanueva

[irreplaceable-spark]

Former Sheriff Reveals What's Behind Los Angeles' Homelessness | Alex Villanueva

“We achieved incredible amount of progress in four years. But the progress is threatening to a corrupt administration. That's why I'm now sitting here as a former Sheriff, not the current." 

Siyamak sits down with former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva who managed to clean up Venice Beach. Today he will give us his insight or perspective on the difficulties with cleaning up homelessness and why he's not giving up.

#california insider #epoch times #siyamak khorrami #alex villanueva #los angeles #california #homeless #homelessness #corruption #politicians #sheriff #venice beach #public policy #housing first #drugs

[gwydionmisha]

#Alex Villanueva #Police Cover Up #Alene Tchekmedyian #1st Amendment #News

[lamajaoscura]

#los angeles #acab #sheriff alex villanueva

[wilwheaton]

Increasingly, we have to worry about elected sheriffs in some of the more rural counties of California who are veering into far-right extremism and who have the power to implement their worldview with little pushback. Some of these are so-called constitutional sheriffs who adhere to the misguided idea that they have king-like powers in their counties. They believe that the U.S. Constitution, which never mentions sheriffs, gives them the right not just to enforce law, but to decide what the law is — with the ability to override federal authorities. Though that sounds absurd, constitutional sheriffs have formed their own national organization (founded by a sheriff who was also a member of the Oath Keepers). The organization does not publish its membership list, but it has become a darling of far-right groups that see these sheriffs as a pathway to implementing a Christian, white-nationalist agenda.

Why Sheriff Alex Villanueva acts above the law in L.A. County

[radiofreederry]

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, befuddled, watches his ass get kicked in real time in the election returns

[gaysebastianvael]

10 characters, 10 fandoms, 10 tags:

Thank you for tagging meeeee @tatert07s!

In no particular order~~

Alex Chen (Life is Strange: True Colors)

2. Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)

3. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

4. Korra (The Legend of Korra)

5. Draculaura (Monster High)

6. Clementine (The Walking Dead Game)

7. Futaba Sakura (Persona 5)

8. Gustafa (Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life)

9. Rapunzel (Tangled)

10. Jane Villanueva (Jane the Virgin)

Tagging @pinayelf, @ruthvelyan, @emotargaryen, @tamarsart, @nightwardenminthara, @star--nymph, @erlkonigstochter, and I know that's not 10 but just pretend it is <3

#tried to avoid the usual blorbos akjshdjakdh

[lgbtqreads]

Any queer books like or similar to the Percy Jackson/Camp half-blood books?

Try Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao, and Battle Dragons by Alex London, and keep the upcoming Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom by Nina Varela and Lulu Sinagtala and the Tagalog Gods by Gail D. Villanueva on your radar!

ETA: I'm assuming you know The Trials of Apollo is queer, but if not, definitely start with those!

[forbescaroline]

if you don’t mind my being nosy, can i ask who would be in your runner up category for your favorite female characters series? like characters you really like or maybe even love but are edged out by someone else for favorite status.

i tried to include as many females as possible but i guess the ones i like a lot but didn't include would be:

janine teages - abbott elementary

layla keating - all american

olivia baker - all american

casey gardner - atypical

daphne bridgerton - bridgerton

eloise bridgerton - bridgerton

penelope featherington - bridgerton

katie matlin - degrassi

alli bhandari - degrassi

amira thalia mahmood - druck

georgia miller - ginny & georgia

quinn fabray - glee

santana lopez - glee

amelia shepherd - grey's anatomy

jane villanueva - jane the virgin

penelope park - legacies

zari tarazi - legends of tomorrow

devi vishwakumar - never have i ever

alex dupre - one tree hill

cosima niehaus - orphan black

helena - orphan black

leslie knope - parks and recreation

april ludgate - parks and recreation

maria deluca - roswell new mexico

aimee gibbs - sex education

ruby matthews - sex education

katie fitch - skins

lucy chen - the rookie

angela lopez - the rookie

amy sosa - superstore

jackie burkhart - that 70s show

tahani al jamil - the good place

bela malhotra - the sex lives of college girls

belly conklin - the summer i turned pretty

veronica mars - veronica mars

wednesday addams - wednesday

lottie matthews - yellowjackets

#anonymous #asks #maybe i'll make a part 2 at some point

[ninxsmuertxs]

Una noche entre adictxs al Catnip

Por Darío Beltrán.

“Aún alcanzo a llegar”, me repetía a mí mismo mientras veía como mis planes se complicaban poco a poco para salir de Guadalajara después de una mañana en que el trabajo se alargó y una tormenta retrasó aún más mi llegada a Zamora para el concierto Adictxs al Catnip. Miraba las actualizaciones de Aleex Raptor en redes donde anunciaban que iniciarían a las 6 con la presentación de un sencillo y una pequeña tertulia. A esa hora apenas estaba cruzando el puente de la frontera estatal en La Barca.

Me llené de alivio cuando le pagué al conductor del taxi que me dejó en la puerta de La Colmena y percibí que aún no se escuchaba música. Entré al foro y sentí alegría al ver tantas caras conocidas, había una energía en el aire que me recordó otras noches y otras bandas en esta misma ciudad. Fui por algo de tomar y en la barra encontré recuerdos del extinto Soft Lounge (saludos a Frank), "el eterno retorno" dicen los filósofos. 

Regresé a mi lugar justo a tiempo para escuchar a Tutute, quién siempre me llena de calorcito el corazón. Ella, que se ha presentado fuera del país, cantó con la confianza de quién está en casa y juega de local; donde no hay nervios y sólo está la alegría de los reencuentros pendientes que habían quedado colgados hace tiempo. Con una voz de ensueño nos llevó por escenas sencillas y familiares. Tiempo aquí y Particular me conmovieron mucho.

Después llegó el turno de Rosas: artista que conforma parte del tour presentando su Neo Trova después de algunos años de no estar por acá. Hizo un recorrido por su material con canciones como Átomo y Sandía; además del nuevo lanzamiento Pasos. Un momento mágico fue cuando leyó el poema Los Nadies escrito por Eduardo Galeano: una declaratoria de principios sin duda. 

Habíamos llegado a la mitad de la velada y Aleex Raptor con su hermano Armando tomaron el escenario. Con la seguridad que te da saberte esperado desde hace tiempo entregaron un set potente lleno de éxitos desde Asteroides hasta Colchón (su más reciente sencillo). Invitaron a Rosas a echar un palomazo; coverearon a Junior H y complacieron la petición de un wey que les pidió Como nacen los punks con Feio Villanueva al bajo para está canción. Presentación redonda.

Para terminar la noche llegó el turno de Feiow Sad y la banda Los Muchachos de los Ojos Tristes: Temoc, Coché y Alex. Sin miedo a negar su historia emo punk, entregaron un show con fuertes guiños al pasado, un cover de My Chemical Romance, canciones de los tiempos de Medio Litro (anterior banda de Feio) y material más reciente como Aprendiz fueron el cierre perfecto para esta dosis de Catnip.

Al parar la música se sentía la euforia en las conversaciones, los abrazos se sucedieron entre amistades y familia, sabíamos que era una noche para recordar.

¿Qué es una escena músical? Me pregunto mientras escribo esto. Los que saben del tema la definen como un conjunto de bandas que comparten un sonido, escenarios y una base de fans a los que les gusta su música, pero siento que esas palabras se quedan cortas cuando tienes noches como la presentación de Adictxs al Catnip. La escena es ver crecer a las bandas que escuchabas en vivo cuando los años pesaban menos, es ser testigo de su profesionalización en todos los aspectos: ver cómo su merch se vuelve icónica (shout-out a @armandomerch), como su producción cada vez es más cuidada (escenografía, sonido, marketing) y cómo poco a poco se van volviendo artistas que conectan con las personas a niveles que van más allá de lo que habían pensado inicialmente. Mientras suena El Monstruo Aquél, recuerdo esta noche con la gente que quiero y admiro deseando que la fortuna les sonría en su camino.

Edición por: Carmen Medina.

Te recomendamos escuchar:

#musica #aleex raptor #crónica #música independente #Spotify

[tuppencetrinkets]

Sorted screencaps from The Boys, S1-3. Found HERE.

A-Train / Jessie T. Usher #16,800

Actress (Stormfront) - Charlize Theron #500

Adam Bourke - P.J. Byrne #1,370

Alastair Adana - Goran Visnjic #1,800

Also Ashley - Sabrina Saudin #900

Anika - Ana Sani #1,300

Annie January / Starlighter - Erin Moriarty  #78,000

Ashley Barrett - Colby Minifie #14,700

Becca Butcher - Shantel Van Santen  #7,800

Billy Butcher - Karl Urban #64,800

Black Noir - Nathan Mitchell #183

Blue Hawk - Nick Wechsler #1,600

Cameron Coleman - Matthew Edison #1,300

Carol Manning - Jessica Hecht #915

Cassandra - Katy Breier #3,500

Cherie - Jordana Lajoie  #1,000

Connie Butcher - Lesley Nicol  #248

Crimson Countess - Laurie Holden  #1,700

Donna January - Ann Cusack  #3,200

Eagle the Archer - Langston Kerman  #1,400

Elena - Nicola Coccia-Damude  #2,900

Ezekiel - Shaun Benson  #1,000

Frenchie -  Tomer Capone  #30,000

Gecko - David W. Thompson #357

Grace Mallory - Laila Robins  #7,500

Gunpowder - Sean Patrick Flanery / Joel Gagne #950

Homelander - Antony Starr #80,000

Hugh Campbell - Simon Pegg #1,300

Hughie Campbell - Jack Quaid  #82,800

Janine - Liyou Abere / Nalini Ingrita #1,300

Jonah Vogelbaum - John Doman #1,500

Judy Atkinson - Barbara Gordon #400

Kenji Miyashiro / Mouse - Abraham Lim #1,800

Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep - Chace Crawford #22,174

Kimiko Miyashiro - Karen Fukuhara #20,000

Lamplighter - Shawn Ashmore #4,300

Lenny Butcher - Jack Fulton #800

Little Nina - Katia Winter #2,200

Madelyn Stillwell - Elisabeth Shue #12,400

Maggie Shaw / Maeve - Dominique McElligott #23,600

Mesmer - Haley Joel Osment / Aram Avakian #3,700

Mindstorm - Ryan Blakely #411

Monique - Frances Turner / Alvina August #1,500

Mother’s Milk - Laz Alonso #25,000

Nathan - Christian Keyes #2,500

Popclaw - Brittany Allen #3,300

Robert Singer - Jim Beaver #1,800

Robin - Jess Salgueiro #800

Ryan - Cameron Crovetti #8,000

Sam Butcher - John Noble #500

Soldier Boy - Jensen Ackles #8,900

Stan Edgar - Giancarlo Esposito #6,400

Stormfront - Aya Cash #15,400

Supersonic - Miles Gaston Villanueva #3,400

Susan Raynor - Jennifer Esposito #2,900

Tessa (TNT) - Kristin Booth #600

The Legend - Paul Reiser #1,800

Todd - Matthew Gorman #1,200

Tommy (TNT) - Jack Doolan #600

Translucent - Alex Hassell #800

Victoria Neuman -  Claudia Doumit #7,500

Young Butcher - Luca Villacis / Josh Zaharia #300

Young Lenny - Bruno Rudolf #800

Young Mallory - Sarah Swire #1,600

Young Nadia - Elisa Paszt #200

Young Sam Butcher - Brendan Murray #150

Young Stan Edgar - Justin Davis #800

Young Starlight - Maya Misaljevic #500

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[lesbianfreyja]

I guess depending on how sometimes cruel police can be in America i somehow undesired the anger towards them (still not fair to shut in all of them for the cruelt of a bad bunch) (I remember and am aware of the George floyde injustice)

but I’m seriously curious do you believe police don’t die protecting people? Because that’s incredible naivety especially for someone who’s a grown adult.

youre an idiot if you think the cops are anything but a modern gang that formed out of slave catchers (that telltale star shape you spit shine so well!) that do nothing. even when u need help theyll just bully u then take a report and not help u. if ur a person of color theres a high chance u also get arrested or shot

about 15 or so years ago a supreme court decision ruled that cops acc DONT have to protect OR serve u after they were sued for ✨️doing nothing✨️ in an emergency (sound familiar, uvale?)

they have QUOTAS for traffic stops and arrests. yanno, even if not that many ppl are committing crimes.

they kill with impunity and then rarely get a slap on the wrist for it. all cops ARE bastards bc its a racist system that protects its most violent <3 alex villanueva is on the other line

#ask #anon

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

Fascists always go after the press.

[dear-indies]

Hello! First of all I wanted to say thank you so much for all your help. I’ve been following for years and I can’t thank y’all enough for all the help and advice. Would I please be able to get some FC help for a Ryan Guzman replacement? Love Eddie Diaz (911), don’t like Ryan at all. I’m interested in writing that character but don’t want to use Ryan as the fc, thank you!!!!

James Lafferty (1985) Mexican / Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish.

Jose Moreno Brooks (1985) Mexican / English, German, Irish.

Ricardo Abarca (1986) Mexican / English, Scottish.

Peter Gadiot (1986) Mexican / Dutch, some French.

Miles Gaston Villanueva (1989) Mexican / Swedish, English, German, Irish, possibly other.

Ashton Moio (1991) Mexican / Italian.

Tyler Posey (1991) Mexican / English, Scottish, Irish, German, distant French - is queer and sexually fluid.

also:

Kid Cudi (1984) African-American, father is part Mexican.

Michael Trevino (1985) Mexican.

Alex Meraz (1985) Mexican of Purepecha descent.

Bobby Soto (1986) Mexican and Puerto Rican.

David Castañeda (1989) Mexican.

Diego Boneta (1990) Mexican-Puerto Rican-Spanish, small amounts of Swiss-French and German.

Julio Macias (1990) Mexican.

Danny Ramirez (1992) Colombian and Mexican.

According to Google Eddie Diaz was born in 1992 so here are some suggestions, all the older suggestions have younger roles!

#fc help #rph #rpc #mexican fc #Ryan Guzman alts

[wilwheaton]

More than 90% of the nation’s sheriffs are white men, a statistic reflected in California, and the constitutionally minded ones seem to share an unwavering commitment to cowboy hats and cowboy attitudes, just like Villanueva. Of course, “patriots” love them, macho shtick and all. During the pandemic, many sheriffs who have espoused constitutional leanings, including Riverside County’s Chad Bianco and more than a handful in Northern California counties including Del Norte, Shasta and Siskiyou, refused to enforce COVID-19 mask mandates, much less public health advice for their deputies to get vaccinated. Others have voiced support for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, indulged in baseless claims of election fraud, voiced strong anti-immigrant views and created a “resolution” opposing any kind of registration for guns.

Why Sheriff Alex Villanueva acts above the law in L.A. County

Google LA SHERIFF’S GANGS

#ACAB #banish fascists to the void

[beholdthemem]

Fellow LA friends, friendly reminder that Alex Villanueva is running for re election as county sheriff on Tuesday.

Friendly reminder that this is the same person who as sheriff

-Got angry that the independent watchdog agency specifically assigned to ensure The Sheriff's Department Isn't Doing Any Shady Shit would dare to try and access sheriff's department personnel files to confirm this

-And then proceeded to retaliate against them for it by launching a criminal investigation into their agency because How Dare You Try To Question What I Do Or Potentially Stop Me. That Sounds Suspicious. Trying To Hamper Law Enforcement? Sounds Like Something A Criminal Would Want To Do.

-Momentarily overlooking the fact that this does indeed sound very much like the actions of a man Doing Some Shady Shit, that is a TERRIFYING fucking precedent to set. Anyone who tells the sheriff 'You can't do whatever you want' gets the sheriff's department set on them?

-This is also the same dude who, upon being elected back in 2018

-Fired the department's constitutional policing advisors (the people in charge of evaluating disciplinary cases, the ones who say 'No, based on your conduct you cannot be trusted in law enforcement, gtfo')

-Promptly began attempting to re-instate his close personal friend and campaign worker, Caren Carl Mandoyan, as a deputy.

-(Why was this friend originally discharged, you may ask?)

-(Allegations of domestic abuse, stalking, and spying on his ex-girlfriend.)

-(Y'know.)

-(The sort of thing the constitutional policing advisors- that Villanueva fired- would've said disqualified him from being reinstated to law enforcement.)

-Was given an order from the county telling him 'No, you may not reinstate your friends just because you feel like it, what's the matter with you?? Tell Mandoyan to turn in his badge and gun.'

-Decided he didn't feel like paying attention to orders he didn't like, and completely ignored it.

-Leading the County Controller to come down to the office himself and personally hand over the order, so the Villanueva couldn't pretend he'd never received it anymore

-Proceeded to throw a shitfit, and began a legal battle that lasted until September of 2020 and only ended when a judge ruled that based on the evidence, Mandoyan had indeed done what he was accused of doing, and had absolutely no business being allowed back into the sheriff's department.

-Blocked efforts to examine his handling of the leaked photos of the Kobe Bryant crash

-Failed on multiple occasions to comply with a subpoena compelling evidence in the Bryant investigation

-Has done absolutely nothing about the existence of deputy gangs in the sheriff's department besides denying they exist

PLEASE vote him out, we do not need this shit.

#fuck im so tired #normally i have more time to do the research for the people on the ballot but this time i ended up having to do it at the last day

[baguettefeels]

A friend from high school was recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

Please donate to help with her chemo treatment.

Alex raised her sister all on her own and still continues to support those around her even as they gave her this diagnosis.

Anything helps.

#signal boost #gofundme #cancer