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2002 Stories by Marc B. Haefele

• Plato on the Beat

  published October 24, 2002

  Every police-chief confirmation I’ve seen in this city has been a ceremony of anticipation. Last Friday‘s was something more: It also evok... More >>

• A Stormy Port

  published October 17, 2002

  President George W. Bush’s court order opening the shuttered West Coast ports was either a good or bad thing, depending on whether you talke... More >>

• Take Heed, Chief

  published October 17, 2002

  LAPD Chief-Apparent Bill Bratton talked a lot and talked tough last week, and he seemed to be saying what everyone wanted to hear. He said his... More >>

• The Otani Affair

  published October 10, 2002

  Here‘s a friendly hint for LAPD-chief candidates John Timoney and Bill Bratton. Assuming you really do want the highest-paying job in Lo... More >>

• Grand Illusion

  published October 10, 2002

  Bill Simon looks the camera square in the eye and walks right toward you. He‘s wearing a beautiful shirt the color of the Ionian Sea. He... More >>

• Waiting for the World

  published September 26, 2002

  LAST WEEKEND, WHILE THE OP-ED BATTLE DRUMS beat ever louder, George W. Bush finally called the United Nations chicken for not... More >>

• Autumn Follies

  published September 19, 2002

  CITY GOVERNMENT SANK INTO TROPICAL lassitude during the council's recent summer recess. But in one critical area, things actually sped up:... More >>

• Call Rewrite!

  published September 12, 2002

  THE HEADWATERS OF MOST LOS ANGELES COUNTY police reporting is a very small pond known as the Norman "Jake" Jacoby Press Room. Named for a... More >>

• Cruel Priorities

  published September 5, 2002

  LAST WEEK NOT ONLY DID THE COUNTY of Los Angeles resolve to close 11 public and four school clinics belonging to its Department of Health... More >>

• A Stretch for Garcetti

  published August 29, 2002

  Photo by Debra DiPaolo FOR A WHILE LAST YEAR, I SEEMED TO RUN into former District Attorney Gil Garcetti every week. He was hyperactive in his... More >>

• Imperial Times

  published August 22, 2002

  Has our freshly Chicagoized L.A. Times really forgotten which new century we‘re in? In June and July, columnists James Ricci an... More >>

• Imperial Times

  published August 22, 2002

  HAS OUR FRESHLY CHICAGOIZED L.A. TIMES REALLY FORGOTTEN which new century we're in? In June and July, columnists James... More >>

• County Sneaks Through Museum Rebuild Proposal

  published August 15, 2002

  The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week voted unanimously to authorize a $250 million bond initiative that would enhance fire and... More >>

• News From Up North

  published August 15, 2002

  PARIS IS A CITY OF THE NORTH, LOCATED ALONG THE SAME 49TH PARALLEL that forms the U.S.-Canada border. That's why, in mid-July,... More >>

• A Platter of Prejudice

  published August 8, 2002

  Way back in the ’60s, those with entry-level salaries, including me, had our own Great Good Place in New York‘s Chinatown. Lin’s Garden offe... More >>

• Sickness and Subways

  published July 11, 2002

  One thing was made perfectly clear from the Shock Corridor reductions of Los Angeles County health care last week: providing health care for... More >>

• Health-System Meltdown

  published July 4, 2002

  Photo by Slobodan Dimitrov CAN HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR AS IT NOW exists be saved in Los Angeles County? The answer looks like "no."... More >>

• The Lakers Lesson

  published June 27, 2002

  So when was the last time you saw Los Angeles happy? I mean, happy like it was happy Friday morning, when the big guys, Shaq and his... More >>

• Urban Fission

  published June 20, 2002

  What makes a city fly apart? It’s not yet clear: Urbanologists don‘t have many precedents. Just as it pioneered so many other lifesty... More >>

• Power From the People

  published June 13, 2002

  There are no checks and balances in our county government. If you don’t believe me, just look at the closed-meeting-law dispute of the past fe... More >>

• The Old Ball Game

  published May 30, 2002

  Summer is nearly upon us, and, in what has become almost a biennial rite, so is L.A.’s professional football season. What, you say we have n... More >>

• Senseless Steve

  published May 16, 2002

  Someone shut down a newspaper last week. His name was Steve Cooley, and he’s the district attorney most voters -- including me -- chose tw... More >>

• Still Kicking

  published May 2, 2002

  Photo by Jack Gould SO EX-CHIEF BERNARD PARKS IS thinking of running for the City Council instead of suing it. Although he doesn't appear to... More >>

• Reporter's Notebook

  published May 2, 2002

  April 29: 4:30 p.m. The families of the defendants are elated as the LAPD quartet go free. My boss at the Metropolitan... More >>

• So Long, Bernie

  published April 25, 2002

  Police Chief Bernard Parks asked the Los Angeles City Council to overturn the Police Commission‘s vote not to grant him a second term an... More >>