AND GETTING SOME MAJOR ATTENTION IN OUR REGION IS THE RACE FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF CASE. WE RAISE ORACLE MANUS. WITH THE CANDIDATES SACRANTMEO COUNTY IS GETTING A NEW SHERIFF FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010. THE RACE IONS THE BALLOT FOR THE JUNE 7TH PRIM. ELECTION BECAUSE TREHE WERE ONLY TWO CANDITEDAS ASSEMBLY MEMBER JIM COOPER AND UNDERSHERIFF JIM BARNES. I SAT DOWN WITH BOTH OF THEM TO DISCUSS WHY THEY’RE THE BEST PEONRS FOR THE JOB AND TO BREAK DOWN THEIR PRIORITIES WE’RE AT A PIVOTAL TIME IN LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE IN SACRAMENTCOO UNTIES AND THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME FUNDAMENTAL SHIFTS INAW L ENFORCEMENT THE RACEOR F SACRAMENTO COUNTY. SHERIFF IS HEATING UP THEWO T CANDIDATES ELK GROVE ASSEMYBL MEMBER JIM COOPER AND SACRAMENTO COUNTYNDER U SHERIFF JIM BARNES BOTH TOUTING THEIR EXPERIENCE AS A MAJOR REASON, WHY VOTERS SHOULD CHOOSE THEM. NEXT MONTH COOPER IS A 30-YEAR LAW ENFORCENTME VETERAN WORKING FO THER SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN VARIOUS ROLES. HE ALSO SPENT 15 YRSEA AS A CITY COUNCILMAN AND THE OFLK E GROVE ANDN I 2014 COOPER WAS ELECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY WHERE HE AUTHORED MORE THAN 30 PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS. HE PREVISLOUY RAN FOR SHERIFF IN 2010 AND LOST TO OUTGOING SHIFERF SCOTT JONES. THE COOPER SAYS THE EXPERIENCED HE HAS UNDER HIS BELTOW N MAKES HIM THE PFEERCT CANDIDATE. I KNOW HOW THINGS WORK AND HOW TO GET THINGS DONE AND HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE. SO THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO TAKE JUST THE EXPERIENCE TO DO THAT AND ALSO THE RELATIONSHIPS MAKE IT A BETTER DEPARTMENT, BUT BARNES TELLS ME HE’S BETTER SUITED FOR THE ROLE BARNES HAS BEEN WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR ALMOST 24 YEARS STARTING IN CORRECTIONS AND WORKING HIS WAY UP IN VARIOUS POSITIONS, INCLUDING DETECTIVE SEX ASSAULT INVESTIGATOR AND HOMICIDE INVESTIGATOR AND NOW IS UNDER SHERIFF. HE’S RESPONSIBLE FOR NEARLY 2300 EMPLOYEES BARSNE SAYING IN HIS CURRENT PITOSION, HE HAS A FINGER ON THE PULSE OFHA WT THE PUBLIC NEEDS. I’M RELEVANT. I’M CURRENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. I HAVEN’T HAD A SEPARATION. SERVICE AND I’LL TELL YOU THAT POLICING 30 YEARS AGO IS DIFFERENT THAN IT IS TODAY WOULD NOT ONLY TECHNOLOGYUT B THE DEMANDS FROM THE COMNITYMU NOW TO THE ISSUES COOPER TLSEL ME HIS TOP THREE PRIORITSIE ARE TACKLING HOMELESSNESS RUCEDING VIOLENT CRIMES AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CMUOMNITY IN LIGHT OF THE APRIL 3RD GANG-RELATED SHOOTING ON K STREET. COOPER SAYS DEPUTIES NEED TO TAKE MORE ACTION AGAINST CRIMINALS. THOSE FOLKS ARE PREYTT PROMOTING GUNS. YOU’VE GOT TO GO OUT THERE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IN TERMS OF BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. COOPER SAYS THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE NESED MORE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. YOU CAN’T DO IT ALONE. UYO CAN’T BE A COWBOYN I THIS DAY AND AGE. YOU’VE GOT TO BE A TEAM PLERAY AND UP TO ANOTHER SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HASN’T DONE THAT COOPER ALSO CLAIMS HIS OPPENTON WOULD BRING AUTBO LITTLE CHANGE FOLLOWING CURRENT LEADERSHIP, TBU BARNES IS PUSHING BACK ON ME. IE. HAVE MY OWN VISION AS FAR AS WHAT WE’RE GONNA TAKE THIS THAT INCLUDES RAMPING UP COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAMS, WHICH OERFF WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO VICTIMS BARNES TELLS ME HIS TOP TEEHR PRIORITIES ARE TACINKLG HOMELESSNESS PREVENTING SMASHING GRAB ROBBERIES AND REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE ON HOMELESSNESS. BORNE SAYS COLLABORATION IS K.EY THE SHERIFF SHOULDN’T BE THE LEADER ON THAT, BUT WE’VE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH ABOUT BRINGING THE TOGETHER WITH COUNTY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND BARNES SAYS HE HAS A PLAN TO ADDRESS SHOOTINGS. JUST HAVING MORE GUN. ISN’T IT IT’S ACCOUNTABILITY? SOOU F YIND THE REPTEA OFFENDERS THE PROLIFIC OFFENDERS AND WE’RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITHUR O FEDERAL PARTNERS NOW BECAUSE THERE’S MORE LEVERAGE. FEDERAL CHARGE OF THE NERVES A LOCAL CHARGE BOTH CANDIDATES ENTERING THE LAST MONTH OF THE RACE WITH A FOCUS ON THE FUTURE. I WANT TO BRING THAT LEADERSHIP AND REALLY CHANGE THE FACE OF ETH SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. WE’RE DOING THINGS THAT WE HADN’T BEEN THAT EVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IN THE SHERIFF'’ OFFICE IF NEITHER CANDIDATE GETST A LEAST 50% OF THE VOTE IN JUNE. WODUL BE A RUNOFF ELECTION IN NOVEMBER