Which Way, L.A.?

Mike Hernandez

Mike Hernandez is charged with felony possession of cocaine - but still may be able to hold his seat on the LA City Council. Is Hernandez being treated like any other first-time drug offender? Should elected officials be held to a higher standard?

By Warren Olney • Sep 2, 1997 • 1 min read

Ron Turovsky: Partner at Menatt, Phelps and Phillips; specializes in representing elected officials and candidates in connection with civil and administrative prosecutions for their activities in campaigns and in office Jackie Goldberg: Councilwoman-13th District (Hollywood) Gregory Rodriguez: Research Fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy; Associate Editor, Pacific News Service; regular contributor to the Opinion section of the LA Times Dr. Michael Meyers: Medical director for Chemical Dependency at Cedars Sinai and an addiction medicine specialist in private practice Jesse Linares: Reporter, La Opinion, assigned to cover community reaction for this incident. Allyn Anderson: Real Estate Broker, West LA Peter Schey: President of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Will Hutton: Editor, The Observer

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Which Way, L.A.?

Mike Hernandez

Mike Hernandez is charged with felony possession of cocaine - but still may be able to hold his seat on the LA City Council. Is Hernandez being treated like any other first-time drug offender? Should elected officials be held to a higher standard?

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Which Way, L.A.?

Mike Hernandez

Mike Hernandez is charged with felony possession of cocaine - but still may be able to hold his seat on the LA City Council. Is Hernandez being treated like any other first-time drug offender? Should elected officials be held to a higher standard?

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