© (Nick Agro / For The Times) Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says the county's vaccination mandate is causing a "mass exodus" from his department. (Nick Agro / For The Times)Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva continues to rail against the county's vaccine mandate, warning it is causing a "mass exodus" in his department and threatens public safety at a time when violent crime is on the rise. He did not say whether the county is tracking how many employees have resigned or retired early specifically over the vaccine mandate. The county's vaccination mandate came as the state grappled with a surge of coronavirus cases triggered by the emergence of the highly infectious Delta variant. In his statement addressed to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Villanueva noted that his department personnel already wear masks and submit to regular COVID-19 testing.
