This article was co-published in collaboration between LA Public Press and L.A. TACO.
Los Angeles County supervisors postponed a vote Tuesday on a proposal to formally identify gangs and “secret subgroups” operating within the sheriff’s department.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department implemented a policy in 2024 prohibiting deputies from participating in gangs and hate groups, to comply with state law. Yet Supervisor Holly Mitchell identified deputy gangs as a “persistent issue” in her motion on Tuesday…