A Riverside County supervisor is expected to push for an oversight committee for the county sheriff’s department as civil suits and misconduct allegations mount against Sheriff Chad Bianco’s agency.
When and what that push will entail remains a question.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Accountability Coalition (RSAC), a local group advocating for transparency about detainee deaths and other reform, released a statement Wednesday calling for District Attorney Mike Hestrin to investigate claims made in a recent whistleblower suit. The group also said it expected Riverside County First District Supervisor Jose Medina to introduce a motion for an oversight committee at the board’s scheduled meeting on July 29…