VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!! ….& Some Last Minute Sheriff’s Race Updates

WHICH WAY LA? BRIEFLY REVIEWS CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF

Warren Olney of Which Way LA played brief but interesting debate clips from six of the seven candidates for Los Angeles County Sheriff. (Candidate Patrick Gomez did not attend the debate but is also mentioned.)

You can find them here at minute 13:10.

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BEST TWEET THUS FAR OF THE EVENING RE: THE LASD RACE

Robert Faturechi ‏@RobertFaturechi 2h
the moment we’ve all been waiting for: Leonardo DiCaprio’s selection for LA sheriff https://twitter.com/LeoDiCaprio/status/473623837490180096

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LA WEEKLY’S CHEAT SHEET ON THE SHERIFF’S RACE

The Weekly’s Gene Maddaus has drawn up a cheat sheet for the five top candidates out of the seven running for LA County Sheriff. (Sadly, Lou Vince is not included, nor is Pat Gomez.)

We don’t agree with absolutely everything Maddaus has written (but then again, we likely know far too much for our own good). All that said, Gene is a very smart, discerning guy, so his take is assuredly worth your time.

Here’s the opening clip:

Never before has L.A. seen such a wide open race for sheriff. But the campaign has been a bit of a muddle. Much of the energy in recent weeks has gone into denunciations of former undersheriff Paul Tanaka, who is running for sheriff even though he is the subject of an FBI investigation into obstruction of justice.

While Tanaka has been fairly well defined, the other candidates are a little harder to differentiate. There’s the handsome one, the guy with the mustache, the Irish guy, and the one who looks like Sam Elliott. Who are these guys? What’s the difference between them?

For Maddaus’ answer, read on.

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DAILY NEWS LOOKS AT LAST-MINUTE CAMPAIGNING

Whose robocalls, newspaper inserts, radio ads, door knocking, endorsements and/or last minute media interviews and appearances at pancake breakfast….will matter most?

Thomas Himes at the Daily News takes a look. Here’s a clip:

As Los Angeles County voters prepare to pick a sheriff in the first incumbent-free race in 16 years, the seven contenders have been crisscrossing the county in a last-minute bid for votes in Tuesday’s primary election.

The seven are contending to succeed longtime former Sheriff Lee Baca, who stepped down earlier this year amid numerous accusations of deputy corruption and abuse in the county jails.

With a crowded field and a relatively low turnout expected for the primary vote, the candidates have been relying on door-knocking and targeted campaigning to reach those dedicated voters who are expected to show up Tuesday….

Read on for the details.

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WILL LASD TOP SPOT GO TO INSIDER OR OUTSIDER? ASKS NBC 4

Nothing you haven’t heard, but still interesting to watch.

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ERIC PREVIN: THE LONG SHOT FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

We think there are a couple of genuinely capable and experienced people running for Zev Yaroslavsky’s seat for LA County Board of Supervisors. We are not, however, endorsing anyone, nor would we dream of telling you for whom any of us are voting.

Still and all, we can’t resist posting this last minute ad put out by longest of longshot candidates, Eric Previn, our favorite ad hoc LA County citizen watchdog. Whatever happens with the race, we hope that Previn keeps on paying attention to county business. We need him.

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SO WHERE DO YOU GO TO VOTE?

You can find your correct local polling place right here.

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