PPOA Week in Review: Nov. 12, 2022

2022 GENERAL ELECTION

Ballot Count Still in Progress

Voters across the nation cast their ballots in the midterm election on Tuesday, including Los Angeles County residents who weighed in on a number of significant races. However, ballots are still being processed and winners have not yet been declared in two races directly impactful to the careers of PPOA members. As of Friday (11/11/22) evening, Robert Luna had 820,832 votes and Alex Villanueva had 585,164 votes in the race for Sheriff. Meanwhile, Lindsey Horvath leads Robert Hertzberg by less than 1,000 votes in the race for LA County Supervisor (3rd District). In addition, voters appear to have passed Measure A (providing authority to the Board of Supervisors to remove an elected Sheriff for cause) with nearly 70% in favor, as of yesterday's update.

The LA Count Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office on Wednesday estimated that roughly one million mail-in, conditional and provisional ballots remained to be counted following Election Day. Vote tallies will be updated regularly by the County until all ballots are counted — a process that could last for weeks.

Click here for updated LA County election results.

Support for Star Post 309

November 5: PPOA was proud to support and attend the Law Enforcement Military Ball hosted by Los Angeles Sheriff's Star Post 309.

Star Post 309 was founded in 1927 by LA County Deputies who were veterans of World War I. Today, its members include active and retired — sworn, civilian, reserve — members of the Sheriff's Department.

COVID-19 Legal Meeting

November 8: PPOA reps hosted their weekly teleconference to discuss the continued impact of COVID-19 on our membership. Meeting participants included President Nancy Escobedo, Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr., Senior Labor Rep. Venise Wallace, Labor Rep. Teresa O'Neil, Intake Rep. Kevin Thompson and PPOA legal counsel.

Click here for Los Angeles County daily COVID-19 data.

PPOA 18th Annual Retiree Luncheon

November 8: PPOA board and staff were honored to host our 18th Annual Retiree Luncheon on Tuesday. Board Member/Retiree Representative Jim Schallert served as master of ceremonies and was pleased to offer special acknowledgement for the military veterans in attendance. Thank you all for joining us for a memorable afternoon!

Click here to view photos from the event.

PPOA Board of Directors Meeting

November 9: The monthly PPOA Board of Directors meeting was hosted in San Dimas on Wednesday. Directors in attendance included President Nancy Escobedo, 1st Vice President Jose Rios, 2nd Vice President Tony Coleman, Secretary Jay Chapman, Treasurer Joyce Kato, and Board Members Joel Barnett, Jim Blankenship, Gerry Garcia, Chris Lee, Tab Rhodes, Tony Romo and Jim Schallert.

Memorial Service for Former PPOA Board Member/Retired Undersheriff Ray Leyva

November 10: Family, friends and colleagues of former PPOA Board Member/Retired Undersheriff Ray Leyva gathered in Granada Hills to honor the lifelong service of the dedicated 35-year LASD veteran. President Escobedo attended the memorial on behalf of PPOA.

We extend our sincere condolences to the Leyva family during this very difficult time.

California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations

November 10: Members of the California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations (CCLEA) gathered at the Los Angeles Police Protective League office for a meeting to discuss this week's general election and other issues impacting public safety employees around the state. Executive Director Quint represented PPOA at this meeting.

CCLEA is the state’s largest law enforcement organization, representing more than 40 law enforcement associations and 150,000 peace officers. For more information, visit CCLEA.ORG

Veteran's Day:

Thankful for the Service and Sacrifice of America's Heroes

November 11: We are profoundly grateful for our nation's military veterans, including countless PPOA members who proudly served in the armed forces. The retired members in the accompanying photo collage were among those acknowledged at PPOA's Annual Retiree Luncheon earlier this week and are but a few of our many brothers and sisters who have made sacrifices for their fellow Americans. PPOA extends a heartfelt "THANK YOU" to all of you!

Fraternal Order of Police News Update

PPOA members have long benefitted from our longtime affiliation with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the world's largest organization of law enforcement officers, with more than 364,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges nationwide. All active PPOA members are part of California FOP Lodge 1.

An important note regarding FOP membership for retired PPOA members: Once a sworn PPOA member retires, and he/she wishes to reactivate their FOP member/benefits, the following steps must be taken:

To reactivate your membership as a retired peace officer, you will need to pay FOP annual dues of $40 for 2022. The link below is available to pay online should you wish to expedite the process. If by check, the mailing address is:

LA County FOP Lodge 1

P.O. Box 6919

Buena Park, CA 90622-6919

Credit card link below:

FOP Los Angeles County Lodge 1 (unionly.io)

Please make it a point to check out Washington Watch — a weekly update provided by the National FOP. We encourage PPOA members to stay up to date on the legislative news and activity impacting public safety personnel nationwide.

Click here to read this week's Washington Watch.

Boxes of Hand Sanitizers Available to PPOA Members

A local warehouse has donated pallets of hand sanitizers to PPOA for distribution to members. If you would like to pick up a box (24 bottles in each), please send an email to rescalante@ppoa.com. Use subject line "sanitizers" and include your full name and phone number.