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Woo Says Gates
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Should Quit or_B~_
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• City Hall: Fellow councilmen . {
Braude and Yaroslavsky take
similar, but softer, stands. Chief . · ··
says criticism distracts the'LAPD:
By GLENN F. BUNTING
TIMES STAFF WRITER
The political pressure on Police Chief
Daryl F. Gates intensified Wednesday as
Councilman Michael Woo became the first
city official to demand that Gates resign
over the Rodney G. King beating.
Woo's call for Gates' ouster is the first
·sign that the solid support the chief has
enjoyed from the City Council is beginning
to erode. He was quickly followed by
Councilman Marvin Braude; who said at a
news conference that he Would like to see
the chief step aside.
Two other council members said in
interviews that they want Gates to resign,
but are not yet prepared to say so publicly.
And Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky, who·
previously said he did not. thin~ 9ates
should resign over ~he Kmg ~?c1d~nt,
changed course on Wednesday. I think
the chief should retire in August when he
turns 65," Yaroslavsky said. _ .}_
Li~ing up council support is part of ·an
· ongoing behind-the-scenes campaign by
' the mayor's office to force.Gates out, said
City Hall sources familiar with the effort.
Woo acknowledged that he had talked with
Deputy Mayor Mark Fabiani about Gates,
. but said the mayor's office did not influence
his decision. Braude said he has had no
contact with anyone in the mayor's office.
Fabiani, who is directing the campaign to
oust Gates, met on Wednesday with a
~ prominent black and Latino religious group
that is scheduled to push on Friday .for
Gates to quit.
LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Title: HOO SAYS GATES SHOULD
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Mayor Tom Bradley kept up the pressure
Wednesday, telling reporters that Gates
must remove himself "from the center of
this controversy" before a healing process
between the Police Department and the
·-community can begin.
Woo, who has aspirations to run for
mayor in 1993, hastily arranged his press
conference Wednesday morning before
, Braude was scheduled to make a statement
about the chief.
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"The time has come for Chief Gates to
resign," Woo said flatly. "1! ·Chief Gates
does not resign, the Police Commission
should initiate proceedings to dismiss him."
While Woo "has a right to his opinion,"
Gates said Wednesday, .calls for his resignation
are .not productive and distract the
Police Department from its responsibilities.
Gates said he had read Braude's·statement
and pointed out that the councilman did not
specifically call for him .to resign. ·
Gates also went on the offensive
Wednesday and in doing so seized some
political initiative from the mayor's office.
He announced a 10-'point plan to·restore
public confidence in the Police Department
that includes establishing a panel, headed
by retired California Supreme Court Justice
John Arguelles, to study police training
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