The rest of the field

Strong has a long list of priorities, including a pledge to push alternatives to incarceration by diverting people with drug addiction to alternate programs as part of the county's Alternatives to Incarceration Initiative, he said.

Strong also said he opposes building a new Men's Central Jail.

The sheriff's lieutenant also said he would address deputy gangs, if elected, by disciplining those found to have participated in the cliques, as well as deputies who witness misconduct but fail to report it.

He would also implement policies to protect deputies who come forward to report misconduct, Strong said.

Strong said he would change use-of-force policies as well, to “ensure police are using force when they must, not simply because they can,” and would expand mental health training to those who are first to arrive on the scene.

Like other candidates, Strong said he would work to rebuild relationships with the Board of Supervisors.

Steinbrenner, a recently retired sheriff's captain and 35-year-veteran of the department, joined the chorus of other candidates in decrying Villanueva's conduct, promising to bring more transparency to the office and to restore trust with other elected officials and community groups.

She said the solution for the issues at the East Los Angeles Sheriff's Station was to simply tear it down.

“If you look at it, it's dilapidated,” she said. “It's embarrassing.”

Tearing it down would mean reassigning deputies and staff now working there. But in its place, Steinbrenner said, she would build a community center that would host town hall meetings, job fairs, festivals, community plays and more.

“That's my way,” she said, “of bridging the gap between the community and law enforcement.”

Community policing — meaning more deputies on foot and bike patrols and stronger relationships with businesses, schools and other community organizations — is the foundation of her plans to improve the department, Steinbrenner said.

“We need to have our finger on the pulse of what's going on in the communities,” she said. “When I went out to patrol in 1989, that's how I was trained to patrol. I didn't know any other way and since then, there's been no investment in community policing.”

Rodriguez, a retired sheriff's captain, said he is the only conservative Republican in the officially nonpartisan race.

And to that end, he signed a petition to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and said he supports turning over undocumented immigrants convicted of violent felonies to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation.

He does not support vaccination mandates for county employees, Rodriguez said.

His priorities, he said, include addressing homelessness, rebuilding relationships with community partners and relaxing some restrictions on carrying concealed weapons.

“We have big issues in L.A. County right now,” Rodriguez said, “and I like to bill myself as the law-andorder candidate that's conservative, that really upholds the rule of law.”

Saucedo Hood, on her website, listed her priorities as improving accountability, trust and transparency, and collaborating with the Board of Supervisors.

“The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is the largest Sheriff's Department in the nation and operates one of the largest jail systems,” Saucedo Hood said on her website.

“For the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to better serve the community, the Sheriff must partner with the Board of Supervisors, the Office of Inspector General, and the Civilian Oversight Commission. I plan to restore these collaborative relationships, which have deteriorated.”

Carranza does not have a listed campaign website.