Board of Police Commissioners

213-236-1400

Email: V8834@lapd.lacity.org

*Charlie Beck is signaling a change in his thinking about what officers should do with unlicensed drivers -  LISTEN HERE!!

Richard E. Drooyan
President

Partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles and Olsen 

John W. Mack
Vice President

Former President of the Los Angeles Urban League

Alan J. Skobin
Commissioner

Vice President and General Counsel of Galpin Motors

Robert M. Saltzman
Commissioner 

Associate Dean at USC Law School

Debra Wong Yang
Commissioner

Partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Los Angeles office

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CONTACT DON ROSENBERG!

Don Rosenberg lost his 25-year-old son to an unlicensed driver. Read Don's letters to the Mayor and to the Police Commissioners.  CLICK HERE

If you are in the legal profession or can help Don, please email him: unlicensedtokill@gmail.com

TODAY'S NEWS

Aggressive Mitt Romney gets the best of Newt Gingrich in Florida debate

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, aiming for a knockout blow in next week's Florida primary, tore into Newt Gingrich in a televised debate Thursday night and vigorously defended his personal wealth as an asset in his presidential campaign.

Romney was aggressive from the outset, starting with the issue of illegal immigration. Gingrich stood by a Spanish-language radio ad he had aired that said Romney was "anti-immigrant." Gingrich withdrew the ad after being admonished by Florida's popular Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.

Romney, noting that both his father and his wife's father were born outside the United States, said such language was "inexcusable..."

Read more at LATimes.com

California passes new auto emission rules

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the new rules that require that one in seven of the new cars sold in the state in 2025 be an electric or other zero-emission vehicle.

The plan also mandates a 75 percent reduction in smog-forming pollutants by 2025, and a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from today's standards...

Read more at ABCnews.com

Body Found in Burning Car on Pomona Freeway On-Ramp

Police in Pomona are investigating a body that was found inside a burning car.

CHP officers found the body late Thursday night after numerous calls reporting a burning car on the South Campus on-ramp to the 10 Freeway.

The fire was put out around 10:30 p.m...

Read more at KTLA.com

Demi Moore 911 Call: "She Smoked Something... She's Convulsing"

*LISTEN TO THE CALL HERE

LOS ANGELES,Calif. (KTLA) -- City officials have released an edited version of a frantic 911 call made from actress Demi Moore's home earlier this week.

The call was placed about 10:45 p.m. Monday from Moore's Benedict Canyon home.

It begins with minutes of confusion over whether L.A. City or Beverly Hills should be handling the call...

Read more at KTLA.com

Poll shows strong support for Jerry Brown's tax hike proposal

By George Skelton

Gov. Jerry Brown has California voters right where he wants them — hating the notion of whacking schools even more than the prospect of paying a higher sales tax.

Meanwhile, ingrained American populism is flaring as the inequity gap widens between haves and have-nots. So voters absolutely love the idea of socking the rich with higher income taxes.

Total it all up, and the result is 68% support among likely voters for Brown's proposed November ballot initiative to raise taxes on sales and high-end income, and spend the money on K-12 schools and community colleges...

Read more at LATimes.com

Calif. ranks 3rd for worst tax climate for business

California's business tax climate is the third worst in the United States, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation.

Even though California's temporary income surtax and sales tax hike expired in 2011, the state didn't improve in the standings for 2012 because its taxes were so high already, said Tax Foundation economist Mark Robyn.

The only states with worse business tax climates, according to the State Business Tax Climate Index, are New Jersey and New York. Rounding out the 10 worst climates are: Vermont, Rhode Island, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Maryland and Iowa...

Read more at OCRegister.com

Arizona governor: Obama was 'thin-skinned' in airport exchange

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says President Obama was "somewhat thin-skinned" and "tense" in a testy greeting caught on camera on a Phoenix-area tarmac.

Brewer and Obama were seen exchanging brief words by reporters as the president arrived for an event Wednesday to promote his economic plan. Brewer handed the president a letter, the two appeared to talk over each other and the governor pointed her finger at the president.

Brewer, known for her tough stance on illegal immigration, told a Phoenix radio talk show that she was surprised that the welcome went so sour. She says she welcomed the president to the city warmly and said she hoped to sit down with him some time...

Read more at LATimes.com

Suspected O.C. serial killer kept knife sharpener in bedroom

Authorities recovered dark clothing, a book titled "The Most Notorious Crimes in American History," a medical marijuana letter and a knife sharpener from suspected serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo’s Yorba Linda home the day after he was arrested in the stabbing deaths of four Orange County homeless men, according to court documents obtained by The Times.

Meanwhile, dramatic details emerged Wednesday about the scene outside a Carl's Jr. when the fourth victim was attacked and the chase that ended with Ocampo's arrest.

Ocampo, 23, is charged with four counts of special-circumstances murder in the homicides, and is subject to the death penalty. Orange County District Atty. Tony Rackauckas said at a news conference last week that Ocampo stalked his victims and had more killings planned...

Read more at LATimes.com