Today, the LA Times covered my statement on the creation of a - TopicsExpress

Today, the LA Times covered my statement on the creation of a civilian oversight commission for the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. As I said in the article, the well-documented yet still-unfolding failure of leadership at the Sheriffs Department, in particular, demands the creation of such a commission at this time. When asked about my statement, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said, By enthusiastically endorsing the creation of a citizens oversight commission, already he is making good on a promise to usher in a new day of transparency, accountability and cooperation between the people of Los Angeles County and their Sheriffs Department. latimes/local/la-me-sheriff-oversight-20140711-story.html