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Daryl Gates

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Everlast Was High on 'Shrooms With Cypress Hill When He Found Out About the Riots

    [Editor's note: In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots late last month West Coast Sound spoke with rappers and writers whose work has been influenced by them. Here's one more.] See also: *L.A. Rappers Speak On The Riots: Our Complete Coverage *Don't Call Him Country. Everlast i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    L.A. Riots: Zev Yaroslavsky's Car 'Was Totally Destroyed'

    South L.A. was gutted by the L.A. riots, which were sparked 20 years ago Sunday. Hollywood was hit. Parts of Koreatown burned. But news coverage of fires and looting further west was rare. As we look back at the uprisings with our Riot Stories vignettes, we checked in with L.A. County Supervisor Ze ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Paul Koretz, L.A. City Councilman, Threatens to Punch Man Over Hitler Comment

    Updated at the bottom: Ron Kaye captured video of the clash! First posted at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday. L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz threatened to "clock" a man who said "heil, Hitler" to the council during a public comments period at City Hall today, according to The City Maven. The Westside city lea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Should The LAPD Be More Aggressive Against Illegal Immigrants?

    ​It's a question that has been asked since the days of former Chief Daryl Gates and beyond: Should the Los Angeles Police Department pursue illegal immigration as a crime unto itself? Ever since Gates initiated the department's controversial Special Order 40 some officers have felt handcuffed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Over the Weekend: Rock the Bells Hip-Hop Festival, featuring Snoop, Wu-Tang, Lauryn Hill

    Kasey StokesMethod Man of Wu-Tang Clan​As it turns out, you should not fuck tha police. Our Rock the Bells road trip began promisingly: left for San Bernardino early, avoided traffic. We'd maintained a cool objectivity all week, but now were free to exclaim over the lineup, a mix of ones-to- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Makes Dubious Claim About Crime Rate

    ​On Friday morning, through his Twitter account, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made the dubious claim that L.A. is "still safer than it's been in 50 years." Which means we're back to 1960, when John F. Kennedy successfully ran for president, Elvis Presley was promoted to sergeant, an ... More >>

  • Columns

    May 6, 2010

    Cannabis Rising

    ​On Friday morning, through his Twitter account, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made the dubious claim that L.A. is "still safer than it's been in 50 years." Which means we're back to 1960, when John F. Kennedy successfully ran for president, Elvis Presley was promoted to sergeant, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Cooper on Daryl Gates Funeral: Who Paid For This?

    Ed Fuentes​In stark contrast to the tone of most of the coverage of Daryl Gates' funeral, blogger and USC journalism professor Marc Cooper wants to know how much it cost and who's paying for it:You all might remember there was a big stink raised here a year ago around how much the city had to fork ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Two Days Of Memorials Scheduled To Honor Daryl Gates

    ​Streets downtown could be tied up during key hours for two days as officers, brass, fans, family and friends mourn the death of former Los Angeles police Chief Daryl Gates, who died April 16 at the age of 83. On Monday a public, closed-casket viewing will begin at noon at the Police Administ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Police Union Responds To Death Of Daryl Gates

    Police union president Paul M. Weber.​The president of the union representing Los Angeles police responded Friday to the news that former Los Angeles Police Department Chief Daryl F. Gates has passed away. "Los Angeles has suffered a great loss with the death of Chief Gates," said Paul M. Web ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2009

    UP FOR MURDER: LAPD's STEPHANIE LAZARUS

    The cop that almost got away

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2009

    Today in Photographs: July 13, 1984

    LAPD chief Daryl Gates (second from left) inspects a class of academy graduates.LA Times/UCLA

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    Daryl Gates to Bill Bratton: 1956 Statistic 'Meaningless'

    On April 30th, L.A. Weekly published a cover story ("Bratton: LA Is as safe as 1956") that questioned the validity of Los Angeles Police Department Chief Bill Bratton's insistence that this city's streets are as safe as 1956.  We've received a lot of feedback from readers about our findings and ... More >>

  • News

    May 14, 2009

    Bill Bratton's Endorsements Spectacle

    The LAPD chief's politicking has critics fearing a slide to the bad old days

  • News

    March 12, 2009

    Grim Sleeper's Sole Survivor

    Relishing life, a tough churchgoing mom is at the center of the Los Angeles serial-killer mystery

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    SWAT Officer Simmons' Final Farewell

    A police officer guards SWAT Officer Randal Simmons' white hearse in front of the Crenshaw Christian Faith Dome on Vermont Ave. Dozens of colorful wreaths surrounded the entrance to the church. The funeral began at 11 a.m. Thousands of officers including members of the Jackon, New Jersey Pol ... More >>

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    East Versus West

    Fifteen years later, L.A. is still divided between served and servers

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Life at Ground Zero

    Chief Bratton takes aim at gang violence

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    View From Parker Center

    A one-on-one with Police Chief Bill Bratton

  • Columns

    December 19, 2002

    Tributes

    A one-on-one with Police Chief Bill Bratton

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    Bill, We Hardly Know You

    Cut Chief Bratton some slack for a good start

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    A Clean Slate

    Cut Chief Bratton some slack for a good start

  • News

    October 24, 2002

    Plato on the Beat

    Can Bratton reform the LAPD without revisiting Rampart?

  • News

    October 17, 2002

    Take Heed, Chief

    Bill Bratton needs to spend time with council members from high-crime districts

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Leadership, Leadership, Leadership

    A new LAPD chief must bring a new approach

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Hahn's Choice

    The mayor goes trolling for a twofer

  • News

    July 4, 2002

    Letters

    The mayor goes trolling for a twofer

  • News

    June 20, 2002

    White Man’s Burden

    Let’s draft David Dotson for police chief

  • Columns

    May 9, 2002

    'This Is a Town Where . . .'

    Let’s draft David Dotson for police chief

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Reporter's Notebook

    Let’s draft David Dotson for police chief

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Still Kicking

    Bernie Parks weighs political future to even the score

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Twisting Slowly

    The final days of Chief Parks

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    The Wrong Battle

    L.A.’s black political elite bamboozles itself

  • News

    May 31, 2001

    Endorsements

    Our recommendations in the June 5 Los Angeles city election

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Beating History

    Hahn better hope voters forget his mistakes dealing with Daryl Gates and Rodney King

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Old-School Star

    John Ferraro, 1924–200

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Endorsements

    Our recommendations in the April 10 Los Angeles city election

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Endorsements: Part 2

    Our recommendations in the April 10 Los Angeles city election

  • News

    October 5, 2000

    Coming Alive

    The City Council figures out its new role

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Letters

    The City Council figures out its new role

  • News

    March 9, 2000

    Edgar Allen Poe-lice

    The City Council figures out its new role

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Things as They Were

    Backward thinking let Rampart happen

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    It’s Riordan Time

    Forget Parks. Forget Garcetti. Forget Chaleff. The man in charge of Rampart is the mayor.

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Some Kind of Blue

    Forget Parks. Forget Garcetti. Forget Chaleff. The man in charge of Rampart is the mayor.

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    The Rampart Street Gang

    Where’s the chief? Where’s the mayor?

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    The Shock of the Old

    Nate Holden vs. the Future

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    1978 Timeline

    Nate Holden vs. the Future

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    1982 Timeline

    Nate Holden vs. the Future

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    90 Timeline

    Nate Holden vs. the Future

  • News

    September 24, 1998

    All In the Family

    Nate Holden vs. the Future

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