HARRY S. STERN Principal Rains Lucia Stern, PC In yet another installment of the serial rebukes of the Oakland Police Department’s “leadership by punishment” philosophy, an arbitrator has overturned an eight-day suspension of veteran Officer Wendy Cross. As crime soars in the nation’s third most dangerous city, and resources disappear […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
BILL HADDEN Partner Silver, Hadden, Silver, Wexler & Levine “Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in!” — Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather: Part III And so it is with Hawthorne Police Officer Tom Kang, who thought his three-and-a-half-year nightmare was over on March […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM LDF Chairman Rate letters have been received by association leaders. Next year’s costs are being projected by those same leaders. Some are thankful for the savings their group will derive. Others are lamenting over their increase, wondering how to pass on the news to their members. This time […]
JEFFREY R.A. EDWARDS Associate Attorney Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller & Johnsen On May 17, 2013, the Monterey County Superior Court struck down a local voter initiative impairing police officers’ pensions. The decision reaffirms peace officers’ constitutional right to receive their pensions. The win came after a lengthy court battle. The […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM LDF Chairman If you are a regular reader of this section of the magazine, you were probably expecting to see the familiar face of Region II Trustee Andy Schlenker, who we have all come to recognize over the years. Following a great deal of consideration and personal reflection, […]