Beck foregoes raise

Although he received positive reviews for his first year as Los Angeles police chief, Charlie Beck will not get a raise because of the city's budget crisis, the Police Commission decided Tuesday.C.J. Lin in the Daily News.

Commission President John Mack said the five-member civilian board was "very pleased" with Beck but thought it would be inappropriate to authorize the expected 5 percent increase in his $307,290-a-year salary because of the city's dire financial situation