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THE LOS ANGELES TIMES - March 16, 1991
CRISIS IN THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
ACLU Figure Named to Police Board
By GLENN F. BUNTING
and ANDREA FORD
TIMUS STAFF WRITERS
1
Mayor Tom Bradley appointed
! civil libertarian and political activist Stanley K. Sheinbaum to the
I city's Police Commission on Friday, a move that was hailed by
community leaders seeking the
resignation of Police Chief Daryl F.
Gates.
The announcement followed a
j report in The Times on Thursday
i that the Bradley Administration
wanted to fill the first of two
vacancies on the five-member Police Commission with an appointment that would send a signal to
Gates, that he should resign or
expect tougher scrutiny from the
civilian paneL
As one source put it, the intention would be "to turn the heat up
on Gates."
While there was no immediate
reaction from Gates on the appointment, Sheinbaum hss a long
record of defending civil rights
against police abuses and in the
past has been a critic of Gates. The
local chapter of the American Civil
Liberties Union, of which he has
been an influential member, is
campaigning hard for Gates' ouster
in the aftermath of the March 3
beating of Rodney G. King by
officers.
Hours before the appointment
was announced, Bradley emphatically denied The Times report that
his chief deputy, Mark Fabiani. is
orchestrating a behind-the-scenes
effort to oust the city's embattled
police chief.
"Let me make it unmistakably
clear ... 1 have had no part, no
strategy whatever, to force, urge
or demand Chief Gates to resign or
retire." Bradley told reporters. "I
have not authorized any member
of my staff to engage in similar
kind of conduct"
Bradley said he had a private
conversation with Gates on
Friday morning to assure him that
The Times' report, based on
sources familiar with the campaign, is untrue Fabiani could not
be reached for comment
The mayor again refuted, as he
has since the calls for Gates' resignation began, to comment on
whether be personally believes
Gates should step down, saving
that that decision was the chiefs
alone to make.
Despite the mayor's denial, critics of Gates applauded the appointment of Sheinbaum as a step toward Gates' removal. "One more
nail in Daryl Gates' career coffin"
is bow Mark Ridley-Thomas, executive director of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference
in Los Angeles and a candidate for
the City Council, characterized the
move.
A former member of the UC
Board of Regents, Sheinbaum, 70,
said Friday he was "horrified" by
videotapes of the police beating of
King and "appalled" at remarks by
Gates disassociating himself from
the incidenL
"I worry about him," Sheinbaum
said of Gates. "Remarks of his. like
he doesn't care about people's
rights, I think, are very unfortunate. . . . Minorities have become
fearful of him and those attitudes
that he expresses, when they
should feel protected by him."
Sheinbaum said Bradley did not
raise the issue of Gates' future
during a meeting earlier this week.
He also said his name first had
been introduced as a potential
candidate before King's beating,
but that serious discussions about
the post were conducted this week.
"I'm going to be my own man,''
he said. "I have a level of intelligence which I intend to apply. I am
not coming in with my guns
drawn. ... I am going to look at
(Gates] closely."
Sheinbaum's appointment was
recommended by black leaders
who met with Bradley earlier this
week, according to several who
attended.
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| Title | Commission meetings: newspaper clippings, 1991-03-06 - 1991-04-10 |
| Description | Commission meetings: newspaper clippings, 1991 March 6 - April 10. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system. |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date issued | 1991-03-06/1991-03-08; 1991-03-12; 119-03-13; 1991-03-15; 1991-03-16; 1991-03-18/1991-03-22; 1991-03-26/1991-03-29; 1991-04-02/1991-04-10 |
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| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
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| Box and folder | box 21, folder 31 |
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| Title | ACLU figure named to police board, 1991-03-16 |
| Description | Glenn F. Bunting and Andrea Ford. "ACLU figure named to police board" Los Angeles Times (1991 March 16). |
| Creator |
Bunting, Glenn F. Ford, Andrea |
| Publisher (of the original version) | Los Angeles Times |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Date issued | 1991-03-16 |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Series | Independent Commission File List |
| File | Commission meetings: newspaper clippings |
| Box and folder | box 21, folder 31, item 17 |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | THE LOS ANGELES TIMES - March 16, 1991 CRISIS IN THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT ACLU Figure Named to Police Board By GLENN F. BUNTING and ANDREA FORD TIMUS STAFF WRITERS 1 Mayor Tom Bradley appointed ! civil libertarian and political activist Stanley K. Sheinbaum to the I city's Police Commission on Friday, a move that was hailed by community leaders seeking the resignation of Police Chief Daryl F. Gates. The announcement followed a j report in The Times on Thursday i that the Bradley Administration wanted to fill the first of two vacancies on the five-member Police Commission with an appointment that would send a signal to Gates, that he should resign or expect tougher scrutiny from the civilian paneL As one source put it, the intention would be "to turn the heat up on Gates." While there was no immediate reaction from Gates on the appointment, Sheinbaum hss a long record of defending civil rights against police abuses and in the past has been a critic of Gates. The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, of which he has been an influential member, is campaigning hard for Gates' ouster in the aftermath of the March 3 beating of Rodney G. King by officers. Hours before the appointment was announced, Bradley emphatically denied The Times report that his chief deputy, Mark Fabiani. is orchestrating a behind-the-scenes effort to oust the city's embattled police chief. "Let me make it unmistakably clear ... 1 have had no part, no strategy whatever, to force, urge or demand Chief Gates to resign or retire." Bradley told reporters. "I have not authorized any member of my staff to engage in similar kind of conduct" Bradley said he had a private conversation with Gates on Friday morning to assure him that The Times' report, based on sources familiar with the campaign, is untrue Fabiani could not be reached for comment The mayor again refuted, as he has since the calls for Gates' resignation began, to comment on whether be personally believes Gates should step down, saving that that decision was the chiefs alone to make. Despite the mayor's denial, critics of Gates applauded the appointment of Sheinbaum as a step toward Gates' removal. "One more nail in Daryl Gates' career coffin" is bow Mark Ridley-Thomas, executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Los Angeles and a candidate for the City Council, characterized the move. A former member of the UC Board of Regents, Sheinbaum, 70, said Friday he was "horrified" by videotapes of the police beating of King and "appalled" at remarks by Gates disassociating himself from the incidenL "I worry about him," Sheinbaum said of Gates. "Remarks of his. like he doesn't care about people's rights, I think, are very unfortunate. . . . Minorities have become fearful of him and those attitudes that he expresses, when they should feel protected by him." Sheinbaum said Bradley did not raise the issue of Gates' future during a meeting earlier this week. He also said his name first had been introduced as a potential candidate before King's beating, but that serious discussions about the post were conducted this week. "I'm going to be my own man,'' he said. "I have a level of intelligence which I intend to apply. I am not coming in with my guns drawn. ... I am going to look at (Gates] closely." Sheinbaum's appointment was recommended by black leaders who met with Bradley earlier this week, according to several who attended. Tmmm ftiiit wiiUh HMfy Wtfcutttn Iii—H-ll___-t_Ul —A #____ f—M———*- |
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