The other difference between then and now is there was a Public Safety director in between the LPD Chiefs and the Mayor's office. Now the Chief answers to a Deputy Mayor and they're political operatives whose first loyalty is to the holder of the office, not the people of the city. There needs to be a layer of professional executive leadership who can keep divisions from being managed from the Mayor's office through command sockpuppets like today.
The other difference between then and now is there was a Public Safety director in between the LPD Chiefs and the Mayor's office. Now the Chief answers to a Deputy Mayor and they're political operatives whose first loyalty is to the holder of the office, not the people of the city. There needs to be a layer of professional executive leadership who can keep divisions from being managed from the Mayor's office through command sockpuppets like today.