LOS ANGELES - Oscar Martinez, a Marine veteran and LA County Lieutenant, is running to unseat his boss, Sheriff Robert Luna .
Martinez said he’s running because he wants to see real change in the department—and, simply put, believes Sheriff Luna isn’t doing enough.
What they're saying:
"He's not doing anything, so anyone can do a better job than him. He's been there for three years. There's no solid policy changes in the department. We have not had any innovation in the last three years. The last technology advancement that we had was five years ago, the body-worn cameras. Our deputies in the age of artificial intelligence are still handwriting reports. Our deputies are working multiple shifts, back-to-back doubles, as we call them. That's 16 hours, eight hours off, 16 hours. Someth