Sheriff candidates
Six of the candidates for L.A. County sheriff, left to right: James Hellmold, Bob Olmsted, Todd Rogers, Jim McDonnell, Lou Vince and Paul Tanaka.
View ArticleWill the Sheriff's Dept.'s newest watchdog work out?
Unless the new inspector general is granted greater independence, the county risks replaying its oversight failures.Unless the new inspector general is granted greater independence, the county risks...
View ArticleWhat Sheriff Baca did right
Education for inmates may be his most enduring legacy. How will his successor improve on it?Education for inmates may be his most enduring legacy. How will his successor improve on it?
View ArticleThe values the new sheriff must have, and promote
The department's core values pledge against bigotry of all kinds. The next leader should live the values and drive them through the organization.The department's core values pledge against bigotry of...
View ArticleLAPD disconnect isn't good for police or the public
Chief Beck's failure to investigate officers' tampering of mandated recording equipment is disappointing.Chief Beck's failure to investigate officers' tampering of mandated recording equipment is...
View ArticleL.A.'s jails: Where not to treat the mentally ill
Los Angeles County supervisors talked for years about how it might make more sense to provide lower-cost healthcare at outpatient clinics instead of sending ambulatory patients to costlier beds at...
View ArticleGet ready for the changing of the Board of Supervisors
For more than two decades, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has been dominated by members who spent their formative political years with the board's crazy fraternal twin, the L.A. City...
View ArticleFor a better L.A., a less-controlling Board of Supervisors
On Monday, community activists and organizers unveiled a proposal for oversight of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, and its centerpiece is a citizen review board or commission with enough...
View ArticleWhat L.A.'s inspectors general need to succeed
It's becoming a Los Angeles tradition: Whenever a law enforcement agency gets into trouble, a special commission is convened and a recommendation is made to hire an inspector general. Elected officials...
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