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At the same time, the chief
has been making vague hints
that there ma,y be some major
revelations coming. "If I laid it
on the line," Gates said in an "'·
interview Wednesday night on
KABC-TV, "... and it may
come down to just exactly that,
and when I do, watch out.!' .._ .
Pressed to elaborate in another
television interview, the
chief said he was referring to
the politics behind the effort to ·
remove him. "I think there's a
great deal involved in that.
Much of that has not come out
yet. And I think that at the
appropriate time that may hav:e
to come out," he said.
Watson declined to say what,
if any, charges may result from
the ongoing investigatY>ns. The
department is looking mto:
• Bradley's relationship wi~h
political fund-raiser Harold R.
Washington, a developer
whose city-subsidized housing
project is the focus of a political
corruption probe. Informants
have said Washington sought
contributions or payments for
Bradley and other city officials
to secure the project. Bradley
and Washington have denied
doing anything improper.
·• Bradley's fund-raising operation.
After a series of articles
in The Times last year, the
- police opened an investigation
of Garcia and other city commissioners
who helped raise
political donations from developers,
lobbyists and others who
have busine!ls with their agencies.
The probe also includes
possible misuse of city equip.:
ment and resources by Bradley's
City' Hall staff members
who doubled as fund-raisers.
• Patrie Mayers, a former
Bradley appointee to the city
Building Advisory Appeals
board. Mayers is being. investi ~
gated for possible conflicts fo
interest and infruence peddling,
Watson &aid, in connection
with payments and free
movie passes he sought from
firms doing business with the ·
city. Mayers has denied doing
anything improper.·
• Politically .connected consultants
who have helped obtain
.city contracts from a vari- ·
ety of departments.
· Times staff writer Tracy Wood
contributed to this story.
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Daniel P. Garcia, left, heads the Police Commission, which on
Thursday ordered Chief Daryl F. Gates, right, to take a leave.
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