Showdown at City Hall over cop money
There will likely be a lot of fireworks in this one. We'll be watching this closely.
Looks like the City Council will get into an arm wresting match with those involved in the federal consent decree set up to prevent the same abuses of those cops in the Rampart Division years ago.
Our veteran expert downtown, Rick Orlov, today writes ... In a showdown that could determine the fate of a federal consent decree governing the Los Angeles Police Department, the City Council today will consider overturning a rule requiring officers in critical units to disclose information about their personal finances.
Councilman Jack Weiss, with backing from the Los Angeles Police Protective League, has asked the council to overturn a Police Commission recommendation that officers assigned to anti-gang and narcotics units file financial disclosure statements as part of an effort to comply with the consent decree.
"I have been one of the biggest supporters of the consent decree, but I have a lot of concerns about this," Weiss said.
"I don't know how the vote will come out ... but I do believe a number of council members have questions about whether this proposed policy will in fact track down dirty cops.