Fallout From Racial Bias Case Forces L.A. Fire Chief to Quit
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 -- The Los Angeles fire chief was forced to resign yesterday amid a political firestorm sparked when the City Council offered a huge legal settlement to a black firefighter whose colleagues served him dog food.
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Some New York firefighters resent the way the former mayor treated the department before and after Sept. 11.
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The emotional debate over whether Los Angeles should pay nearly $3 million to a black firefighter who had his meal laced with dog food by white colleagues has put the spotlight on a larger issue that often goes unmentioned: the hazing rituals that are part of a macho culture that is the firefighter's world.
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, trying to extinguish a furor over charges of racism and sexism in the city's fire department, on Monday named a black officer as interim fire chief.
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Aaron Walker, press secretary for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, submitted his resignation to FEMA administrator David Paulison Wednesday, according to a FEMA official.
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Israel's police chief resigns after a government commission says he should go over alleged misconduct.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 13--La Crosse Inspection Director Ken Dentice, who has earned a reputation as a tough enforcer of city codes, has handed in his resignation effective Jan. 2.
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A former county employee leading an effort to recall Sheriff Lee Baca based on his handling of Paris Hilton's jail sentence has resigned.
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NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon said Sunday he is leaving the civil rights organization after just 19 months at the helm, citing clashes with board members over management style and the organization's mission as the reasons.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- James Campbell seemed to relish being a firefighter, showing up in uniform at the World Trade Center, train wrecks, wildfires and the aftermaths of hurricanes including Katrina.
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By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 9--Controller Steve Westly hasn't always been notable for his aggressiveness in office, but he is ending his tenure with a bang.
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Black, who is facing battles with shareholders and investigations in the US and Canada, announced plans to quit his posts last week.
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Jeff Johnson was asked to resign after refusing to go along with cutbacks ordered by The Tribune Company. David Hiller has been named as a replacement.
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The head of the LA Police Department admits his officers made serious mistakes at the end of a May Day rally.
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The commissioner of New Jerseyâs Department of Children and Families announced his resignation after two years of leading a court-ordered overhaul of the stateâs embattled child welfare system.
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A former supervisor of NFL officials sued the league in federal court Friday, claiming he was unfairly fired after some referees lodged false complaints that he was racially biased.
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LOS ANGELES - Three firefighter recruits resigned and four others were suspended after a wild booze party on the eve of graduation from the Fire Academy.