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29
Apr 2010
Probably no other police chief stood up for LAPD officers quite like Daryl Gates. That became clear the first time I saw him confront a scandal. It was 19 months before he became police chief and my first year on the police beat for the...
29
Apr 2010
No question: California public employee pensions are a big problem - especially for Democratic politicians.
Republicans pound them on the issue, claiming it's emblematic of the majority party's extravagant spending and subservience to...
28
Apr 2010
Thousands turned out Tuesday to mourn Daryl F. Gates, the venerated and controversial chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, who was remembered for the huge imprint he left on the LAPD and a fierce devotion to his officers even in the...
28
Apr 2010
Child homicides in Los Angeles County soared 31 percent and suicides jumped 70 percent from 2007 to 2008, a troubling trend that experts say may be a consequence of the economic downturn.
The annual report released today by the Inter-...