The debate is over on Bernie Parks. It‘s a foregone conclusion that the Los Angeles Police Commission will support the mayor’s wish that the police chief not be re-appointed for another term, and informal polling suggests the City Council will not override that decision.All of the talk about ”process“ and the independence of the mayor-appointed commission is empty and should not give Parks much hope, city hall insiders agree. The panel has until May 15 to make its decision.Former Police Commission President Gerald Chaleff noted that his own boss, Mayor Dick Riordan, ”sometimes didn‘t know which way we would vote . . . so give ’em a chance.“ Chaleff, in fact, led a three-member commission-majority vote against the wishes of Riordan and Parks and ruled that the shooting of the homeless Margaret Mitchell was not ”within policy.“
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