LOS ANGELES POLICE COMMISSION

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ANTHONY PACHECO ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE COMMISSION

Los Angeles – In a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles Police Commission elected Anthony Pacheco to the position of President, and John W. Mack to the position of Vice President. All five Police Commissioners, Anthony Pacheco, Alan Skobin, Shelley Freeman, John W. Mack, and Andrea Sheridan Ordin, were appointed to the Police Commission by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in July, 2005. John W. Mack held the President's position for the last two years.

"I am honored to hold this position and look forward to continued service to the community," stated Police Commission President Anthony Pacheco. "The last two years on the Police Commission have given me an in-depth understanding of the important issues facing the LAPD. I am eager to accept this leadership position and use it as an opportunity to address the issues that impact all residents of Los Angeles in one way or another - issues such as gang violence, community-police relations, Consent Decree compliance, and homelessness."

"Along with my fellow Police Commissioners, we will continue to promote independent civilian oversight and reform of the Department," continued President Pacheco. "I want to thank John Mack for his leadership and vision as the Commission's past President."

President Pacheco is a partner with the international law firm of Proskauer Rose. His practice is focused on litigation and quasi-litigation matters, including special investigations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, and trial practice. He is a Deputy Chair of his firm's Corporate Defense and Investigation's practice group. Proskauer Rose is a law firm with more than 700 lawyers that has nine offices in the United States, Paris and Sao Paulo.

For approximately five years, President Pacheco served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California. He participated in all aspects of federal criminal prosecution, including federal jury trials ranging from bribery of a U.S. Consular official in Belize, to hostage takeover bank robberies, to illegal trafficking in counterfeit access devices. President Pacheco was involved in the investigation and prosecution of investor and financial institution fraud, domestic and international money laundering, and narcotics crimes. President Pacheco represented the United States in international proceedings, including the extradition of fugitives from foreign states. President Pacheco graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. degree in History, and from the University of Michigan Law School with a J.D.

Vice President Mack began his career with the Urban League in Flint, Michigan in 1964 and was appointed Executive Director in 1965. Prior to heading the Los Angeles Urban League, he served on the Urban League's National staff for six months during the Whitney Young era in Washington, D.C. Mack was a leader in the 1960 student civil rights movement in Atlanta – and Co-Founder and Vice Chairperson of the Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Sociology from North Carolina A&T State University. He holds a Master's Degree from Clark Atlanta University. In 2006, Commissioner Mack was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Management Degree from the Claremont Graduate University School of Education.

Under his leadership, the Los Angeles Urban League has become one of the most successful non-profit community organizations in Los Angeles with an annual budget of $25 million. The Los Angeles Urban League serves over 100,000 individuals each year and operates a number of innovative, result-oriented job training, job placement, education, academic tutorial, youth achievement and business development programs serving African-Americans and other people of color utilizing state of the art computer technology preparing League constituents for the 21st Century. In 1997, United Way presented its Agency of the Year Award to the Los Angeles Urban League.

Comments

[Loves LA LEOs]

All that really matters to me is this: do you care about Los Angeles Law Enforcement Officers, and do you have the courage to stand up for them? Because the last thing this city needs is another 2 demoralizing years with no support for the people that protect the citizens of Los Angeles. The rights of officers have been so trampled that the ACLU and Amnesty International should step up. You were sitting right there when Mr. Mack was dismissive and rude to me, Mr. Pacheco. Please explain what is different now.

[LAPD Ofcr]

Dang,

So what has changed. Nothing, may as well left Mack as president. Both canadates are worthless.

[Erik]

Well stated LA LEOS. I'm grateful that my department does not have a civilian over sight commission and if it did I would not stay on that department long. The LAPD needs a police chief that has civil service protections and is allowed to make decisions that are in support of its awesome police officers and not some gangster on the street who seems to have more rights then the police officer.

[Anthony]

We need a cop as a Chief. We can't have a politician who is only looking out for his job. We have a Chief and a mayor who only look out for their butts. They don't have the best interest of their cops. We need a strong leader. We haven't had one in a long time. The men and women who protect this city and it's citizens deserve better. If we don't get it, then this city will never be as safe as it could be. Cops won't be aggressive against scumb bag criminals. They have families and will just do what they have to do to get by. OH sure the young guys with no complaints in their package will be aggressive at first. But wait a few years until they have a build up of bulls#@t complaints. Then they will slow down abit. This city needs a cop as a Chief. Not a politician who wants to wear our uniform. let me repeat that. WE DON'T NEED A POLITICIAN WHO JUST WANTS TO WEAR OUR UNIFORM. WE NEED A COP AS CHIEF OF POLICE!!!

[Eric Lund]

I just saw that the City of Los Angeles continues to fail (no (F.S., "factor of safety") (NEVER DESIGN A SYSTEM WITHOUT REDUNDANT factor of safety TO NEVER POSSIBLY FAIL (PER "BACT" (BEST AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY)??
Suppose any college graduate CAN write a standard SOP Boilerplate so that the new/OLD paycheck (OS) "operating system" can never fail. THE "RANK & FILE" HAS NO PAID LIQUIDATED DANAGES CLAUSES IN THEIR CONTRACT TO EACH EMPLOYEE OF THE RANK AND FILE FOR EACH FAILURE IN SUCH PUNISHMENT OF THE EMPLOYER THAT THE EMPLOYER WOULD NEVER MAKE SUCH A MISTAKE (MISTAKE IS IMPOSSIBLE!)) to produce State of California Business & Professions Code (17200 anticompetative practice, punish the rank and file by claim of mistake??), SURE LOOKS LOKE A MOBSTER ACTIVITY VIOLATION OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 186 ("California control of organized crime"); MINIMUM quality ACCURACY of paychecks to its employees who work for the (LA County Unified) School District sure looks like a mobster organized crime (pay what interest rate on rank and file funds seized by the city??) to create a City of L.A. (overall financial budget NOW FUNDED BY MONEY LAUNDERING OF EMPLOYEES FUNDS (PAY) USED AS) City overhead funded by claim of mysterious errors that cannot are not repaired, sure looks like maqnagment give lies and insubordination to seize all of the funds the employer can seize by the employer FROM THE RANK AND FILE for the ILLEGAL USE OF THE EMPLOYER. Looks like the City of L.A. is implementing the same m.o. as my employer (and decades ago what Bank of America did).

SOLUTION. GET YOUR RANK & FILE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CLAUSES IN EACH CONTRACT WITH THE CITY?!!

[Ed O'Shea]

Amen Anthony!!!

Stay Safe Warrior, inside and out!

Ed O'Shea

[Loves LA LEOs]

Erik, point of clarification, I am a civilian. Lots of us "get it". It is a mere observation, but it seems like many of you abdicate your personal authority and responsibility by wringing your hands over the actions or inactions of management. They are not your parents, and they all put their pants on one leg at a time. If the Chief can get enough money out of the feds to keep the department running, good enough. In my world, I keep my eye on the management closest to me. Anyone above him on the org chart is his problem, not mine. But I don't let him use his management by blaming them when he doesn't get me what I need to do the job. It seems like officers might benefit from using chain of command to their advantage... just a suggestion....

[Wendy Francisci]

As residents in Marina del Rey, we feel we are the victims of business favoritism. We are disturbed by truck delivery noise in the middle of the night and the Municipal Codes designed to protect us are not enforsed. You could say that the police are understaffed and under budgeted and I would believe it, but that's not the entire story. Apparently, eventhough Panera Bread, a restaurant/bakery continuously violates the noise abatement laws, it's the practice of the police dept. to only cite on a same night call-back for the same offence. I can't get them to come out once!!! I'm suspicious that the police dept. has received some directive from the city to favor businesses over residents. Why? We pay plenty of property taxes to deserve protection. And let's face it; it doesn't help Los Angeles to produce frustrated people due to lack of sleep. Thank you.