Sheila Kuehl
In 2014, she was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. In her capacity as Supervisor, she serves as Chair of the Board of Commissioners of First 5 LA, First Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of LA Metro, and sits on the Board of the new Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) known as the Clean Power Alliance.
History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
In 1871, William B. Rowland was sworn as sheriff in 1871 and was re-elected three times. In 1932, Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz was appointed Sheriff; he would hold that position until retiring in 1958. Sherman Block, entered the department as a Deputy Sheriff in 1956 and continued up through the ranks until he was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to succeed Sheriff Peter Pitchess in 1982. In June 1982, Block was elected to a full four-year term.