If L.A. County voters pass Measure A tomorrow, it would give the L.A. County Board of Supervisors the authority to remove an elected sheriff when they violate the law, lie in official statements, or obstruct a criminal investigation.
This seems especially important when you have a sheriff in power, like Alex Villanueva today, who defies court subpoenas, allegedly targets critics and journalists with frivolous investigations, rehires deputies who have been fired for misconduct, attempts to misappropriate public funds, and refuses to acknowledge the existence of deputy gangs widely asserted to exist within their ranks.
Currently, one of the only ways to remove an elected sheriff is through a costly (and rare) recall effort.
For context, a group tried to recall L.A. County District Attorney George Gascon TWICE. They received the backing of a billionaire mayoral candidate and many other wealthy donors, raised millions of dollars, and collected hundreds of thousands signatures. But failed both times.