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· At the...-~ . . _..,,_.. . . ,, .• . r; .. ,...., .. ,, .Y-· .
lei' city'· -'~''' .._ .wmn ;~ ;~:. · ~-. . : . .
belll aw.a ot ...,. .. ,....,tv~f.tti ; . · · , ·.-~ · ·- · ·
problems. . ThfM ~· been_ : Jn 1935, .:i. 1931\ -1 ... :(. ·
outlined and lfOUPI hav~ been l · MUl7 · ·~ · " . ·---- ~ ,, - put to work to pppte with been written· lntO the,-_:~
them. Major mUnlclpal qua- and hence to : remove tllllll/1
tlona are how to pt·(l) better would Involve a major_ ba
revenue measures, (2) an ac- l>9.p1te the · chuter'1 .... -~t
tlve civil defense orpnlatloa n...._whlch Pl'oduC. - .
and (3) improved tramo ~ auy a 1-* ef lntesratecl.adiBI· $ ;.ti
troL lstratlve · orpnlzatton - ·Lew ·.
Meanwhile, under Mayor . . Aqeln, under Mayor
Bowron Los Angeles · has be- '°' II by meuurab~ . .. . . . _ ,
come noted for its ·"pet" mu• arU one ot the belt . ~ ·
nlclpal projects-undenattnp b1a cltlel In the nation. · · · · ·.
such as the clearance of cer· .A elty, like democraey · 1~~
areas and reversing of th• la ·a means . of evoluUon.
population trend to auburbl . - eommun......:.;;a
gh th -- . . . w1 sens of dire lo o
v opment program and th• evolution-not to Join WI
construction of additional res- 1elftsh influences to remove a
ervoirs and steam plants to en· good Mayor-ii tht· ·way t4t ·
able the Department of Water help a city prosper and grow:
and Power to keep pace with ·
:t.b" city's growth. :
I:> tthis record is a rE!cord of
preventive work, scientific
planning for the present and
future and a considerable
amount of group co-operation.
It is a record of appropriate
action to carry out needed pub-
; lie improvements.
* Considering the handicaps
Imposed on local government l by the present City Charter t this record of growth and good
administration is rather re.
markable. Since the charter
: was adopted in 1925 it has
b e e n amended nearly 200
times. By its provisions the
organization of .18 of the 20
citv departments is frozen.
And aithough the charter
makes the city's chief execu•
tive responsible for the super·
:vision of these departments ti
rbids him to exercise any di·
rect control ovc. them. This is
because actual heads of depart·
ments, i.e., the city librarian,
health officer, Chief of Police,
etc., are appointed from a civil
service list and are removable
by the boards of commission·
ers only.
The charter sets up for Los
Angeles eight separate and dis·
tinct budgets. Seven city departments
have their own
budgets and are therefore sep.
arate governments unto themselves.
The charter also perpetuates
three different pen·
sion systems for city employ•
ees. To amenQ this hoclg ..
podge requires appraval of the .
entire electorate.
Object Description
| Title | Article clippings, 1923-06-05 - 1969-10-23 |
| Description | Article clippings, 1923 June 6 - 1969 October 23. PART OF A SERIES: A critical component of the Commission's investigation centered on the idea that governance of the LAPD was shared between the Office of the Chief of Police, an administrative body, and the Board of Police Commissioners, a citizen body. To better understand the dynamic between these two entities, the staff of Heller, Ehrman, White, & McAuliffe researched the history of the Los Angeles City Charter, focusing primarily on its provisions regarding the distribution of power and the structure and organization of the LAPD. Included in the series are reproductions of reports, dissertations, article clippings, excerpts from city documents, and charter amendments related to the charter's conception and development over time. The series also includes several summaries of expert witness interviews regarding the effectiveness of this structure. |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Publisher (of the original version) | Los Angeles Times |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date issued | 1923-06-05; 1923-06-06; 1923-07-05; 1923-07-12; 1923-07-13; 1923-09-01; 1923-12-02; 1923-12-27; 1924-04-27; 1924-04-28; 1924-04-29; 1924-04-30; 1924-05-01; 1924-05-02; 1924-05-04; 1924-05-06; 1924-05-07; 1925-07-01; 1936-06-23; 1936-07-22; 1937-02-16; 1937-02-22; 1937-03-14; 1937-04-23; 1938-02-25; 1938-03-25; 1939-01-04; 1943-01-21; 1943-02-10; 1943-03-23; 1943-10-24; 1944-03-17; 1944-10-26; 1944-11-06; 1949-10-31; 1949-11-04; 1950-11-03; 1955-01-11; 1963-12-22; 1964-11-30; 1964-12-16; 1964-12-19; 1965-02-20; 1967-01-30; 1967-09-01; 1969-07-29; 1969-10-21; 1969-10-23 |
| Type |
texts images |
| Format | 57 p. |
| Format (aat) | clippings (information artifacts) |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe |
| File | Article clippings |
| Box and folder | box 21, folder 9 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
| Rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Repository name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository email | specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | indep-box21-09 |
Description
| Title | Progress of Los Angeles and city charter drag, 1950-11-03 |
| Description | Robert F.G. Harris. "Progress of Los Angeles and city charter drag" Los Angeles Times (1950 November 3). |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Creator | Harris, Robert F.G. |
| Publisher (of the original version) | Los Angeles Times |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Date issued | 1950-11-03 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 2 p. |
| Format (aat) | clippings (information artifacts) |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Series | Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe |
| File | Article clippings |
| Box and folder | box 21, folder 9, item 36 |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | ,_..~ .~ · .. · ~',t::"'~~.- ~:~:r:;,·:~rJ:~~~,;~i;,v~t: ~.r:~,~c. ~(;: . · At the...-~ . . _..,,_.. . . ,, .• . r; .. ,...., .. ,, .Y-· . lei' city'· -'~''' .._ .wmn ;~ ;~:. · ~-. . : . . belll aw.a ot ...,. .. ,....,tv~f.tti ; . · · , ·.-~ · ·- · · problems. . ThfM ~· been_ : Jn 1935, .:i. 1931\ -1 ... :(. · outlined and lfOUPI hav~ been l · MUl7 · ·~ · " . ·---- ~ ,, - put to work to pppte with been written· lntO the,-_:~ them. Major mUnlclpal qua- and hence to : remove tllllll/1 tlona are how to pt·(l) better would Involve a major_ ba revenue measures, (2) an ac- l>9.p1te the · chuter'1 .... -~t tlve civil defense orpnlatloa n...._whlch Pl'oduC. - . and (3) improved tramo ~ auy a 1-* ef lntesratecl.adiBI· $ ;.ti troL lstratlve · orpnlzatton - ·Lew ·. Meanwhile, under Mayor . . Aqeln, under Mayor Bowron Los Angeles · has be- '°' II by meuurab~ . .. . . . _ , come noted for its ·"pet" mu• arU one ot the belt . ~ · nlclpal projects-undenattnp b1a cltlel In the nation. · · · · ·. such as the clearance of cer· .A elty, like democraey · 1~~ areas and reversing of th• la ·a means . of evoluUon. population trend to auburbl . - eommun......:.;;a gh th -- . . . w1 sens of dire lo o v opment program and th• evolution-not to Join WI construction of additional res- 1elftsh influences to remove a ervoirs and steam plants to en· good Mayor-ii tht· ·way t4t · able the Department of Water help a city prosper and grow: and Power to keep pace with · :t.b" city's growth. : I:> tthis record is a rE!cord of preventive work, scientific planning for the present and future and a considerable amount of group co-operation. It is a record of appropriate action to carry out needed pub- ; lie improvements. * Considering the handicaps Imposed on local government l by the present City Charter t this record of growth and good administration is rather re. markable. Since the charter : was adopted in 1925 it has b e e n amended nearly 200 times. By its provisions the organization of .18 of the 20 citv departments is frozen. And aithough the charter makes the city's chief execu• tive responsible for the super· :vision of these departments ti rbids him to exercise any di· rect control ovc. them. This is because actual heads of depart· ments, i.e., the city librarian, health officer, Chief of Police, etc., are appointed from a civil service list and are removable by the boards of commission· ers only. The charter sets up for Los Angeles eight separate and dis· tinct budgets. Seven city departments have their own budgets and are therefore sep. arate governments unto themselves. The charter also perpetuates three different pen· sion systems for city employ• ees. To amenQ this hoclg .. podge requires appraval of the . entire electorate. |
| Filename | indep-box21-09-36.pdf |
| Archival file | Volume66/indep-box21-09-36.pdf |
