Ruben Grijalva

Who is Ruben Grijalva?

Ruben Grijalva is the current director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. He received some media attention during the California wildfires of October 2007. In one press report, he asserted that state agencies had done all they could to send useful resources to battle the wildfires. He resigned from the position in February 2009.

Previously while serving as a Public Safety Officer with the City of Sunnyvale, Grijalva successfully negotiated the surrender of mass murderer Richard Farley in the ESL shootings, an event which triggered anti-stalking laws nationwide. Grijalva was later portrayed by Richard Yniguez in the movie I Can Make You Love Me, which recounted the stalking of Laura Black.