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ex-Liberal in Hollywood (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
, that Deputy Chief Michel Moore had made such a strong impression on the police commission as they narrowed the field of contenders down to three. It was generally assumed within the department that the three finalists would be Beck, Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell, and either the department’s highest-ranking black officer, Earl Paysinger, or one of the two high-ranking women, Assistant...
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Patterico's Pontifications (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... be Beck, Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell, and either the department’s highest-ranking black officer, Earl Paysinger, or one of the two high-ranking women, Assistant Chief Sharon Papa or Deputy Chief Sandy Jo MacArthur. This is Los Angeles, after all, where one has come to expect identity politics to play a role. So while it was surprising to see Moore among the finalists, I was all...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... commission last week. The department's three assistant chiefs -- Jim McDonnell, Sharon Papa and Earl Paysinger -- and Deputy Chief Charlie Beck are widely seen as front-runners.Commission members have declined to identify the outside candidates, saying disclosure could harm their careers.Also on Monday, staffers for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released tentative plans for how the mayor...
