Which Way, L.A.?
Leadership in Los Angeles: The Old and the New
Charlie Beck will be Chief of the LAPD for another 5 years… but the Commission’s vote today was not unanimous. We’ll ask Chief Beck how he plans to deal with evidence that the violent crime rate is greater than the LAPD has reported.
By Warren Olney • • 23m ListenCharlie Beck will be Chief of the LAPD for another 5 years. Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed the Police Commission, and that’s what he wanted… but the Commission’s vote today was not unanimous. We’ll ask Chief Beck how he plans to deal with evidence that the violent crime rate is greater than the LAPD has reported.
Also, revenue for the LA Clippers was $128 million last year. Today, a court approved the NBA team’s sale for $2 billion. Who got the best of the deal, Steve Ballmer, the eager buyer, or Donald Sterling, the defiant seller?
Banner Image: Photo from a Townhall held to introduce Mayor Garcetti's candidate for Chief of Police, Charlie Beck (left), to West LA in 2009; Credit: Alex Thompson
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2 storiesBeck Gets Another Five Years as Los Angeles’ Chief of Police
LA Police Commissioners today told Chief Charlie Beck they want to see some improvements in the LAPD. But they approved his application for a second 5-year term by a vote of 4 to 1. Chief Beck joins us.
Read the story12 minClippers Sell for $2 Billion to Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Donald Sterling owned the NBA Clippers franchise for 30 years — not any more. A court order today confirmed the sale of the team by Sterling’s wife Shelly to Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft. The selling price of the Clippers was $2 billion — three and a half times the amount it was recently valued by Forbes magazine.
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