Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 2, 2001
City Attorney Hahn Fiddles While the LAPD Smoulders
It's déjà vu all over again. On Dec. 2, 1965, a so-called blue-ribbon panel, the McCone Commission, found that Los Angeles officials are "not visibly exercising the authority vested ... by the City Charter" over the Los Angeles Police Department. On July 9, 1991, another bunch of "blue-ribboners," the Christopher Commission, proclaimed that the city's elected officials' "authority over the Department and the Chief of Police is illusory."
It's déjà vu all over again. On Dec. 2, 1965, a so-called blue-ribbon panel, the McCone Commission, found that Los Angeles officials are "not visibly exercising the authority vested ... by the City Charter" over the Los Angeles Police Department. On July 9, 1991, another bunch of "blue-ribboners," the Christopher Commission, proclaimed that the c...
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