Varn   Buena Park

Posted: 07:10 am [PST] on January 04 2009

Campaign contributions from paid staff members should not be allowed and should actually be illegal since it could be construed as a direct conflict of interests. It may affect their job status, promotions, pay, benefits, etc. Whereas campaign contributions should be allowed and encouraged from members the general public who are not employed by the Sheriff's department, such as volunteers. Anyone except employees of the Sherrif's department should be allowed to contribute to their favorite candidate's campaign. Isn't this what our election process is about?


If a member of the general public does donate to a candidate's campaign it is highly likely that these contributors are not required to become reserve sheriff deputies nor would they be forced to do so.

It is obvious why the L.A. Times attacked Sheriff Corona and not Sheriff Baca. It has to do with politics. It is a well known fact that the L.A. Times leans heavily to the left. Does Lee Baca also lean in this direction?

greg   irvine

Posted: 09:58 pm [PST] on November 14 2007

times reporter hanley has rarely had a good word for sheriff carona and staff, even on the good things he does, she does not report them. i have dropped my subscription to the times because of her.

Helen   Orange

Posted: 04:20 pm [PST] on November 14 2007

I do not understand why the LA Times has been attacking the OC Sheriff. This video makes this issue much clearer for me. Thank you for presenting it.

Elliott Graham   Glendale, CA

Posted: 11:14 pm [PST] on November 04 2007

The LA Times likes "liberals" like Sheriff Baca and dislikes conservatives like Sheriff Corona and their political bias shows.

Did the Orange County Register ask
these questions? I bet they will be
the opposite of the LA Times.

Martin Aguirre   Los Angeles

Posted: 01:04 pm [PST] on November 04 2007

Baca is so crooked he makes Carona look like an amateur. Take whatever Carona made illegally and multiply it by 10 and you will get closer to the Baca picture. He just has the benefit of having the LA Times staff in his pocket to overlook his illegal and unethical activities. They rubber stamp his endorsement, election after election, and the department continues to fail miserably, with low morale and corruption running rampant, but hey, he's "quirky" in the eyes of the Times so it's all good!

Harry Eicher   Redondo Beach

Posted: 12:29 pm [PST] on November 04 2007

Yes and Yes with full disclosure.

Marielena Turner   Long Beach

Posted: 07:37 pm [PST] on October 31 2007

They are both corrupted individuals taking money and gifts under the table.
LA Times staff most likely, as many other vips in LA county, received "get out of jail free cards" from Baca and his upper management cronies. These cards are not so free! They buy the silence and forced loyalty of many individual. The fact that Sheriff Baca has, in a way "punished" those who supported his opponnent in the last election is well known through out the department, just as he has rewarded those contributing to his campaign. He has promoted unscrupulous and incompetent individuals as part of his "pay to play" scheme.
What is it going to take for the people of LA county to wake up and realize LASD management has become a mafia?
Baca's directing $650,000 of contractor's fees away from inmate services to wine and dine his executives (contributors), should be enough red flags that point to a corrupted system. No news media seems to have the spine to stand up to this corruption. I hope you do.

Leonard Wayne   Huntington Beach

Posted: 08:04 am [PST] on October 31 2007

1. Mike Carona
2. It is time to go to jail. Joe Cavello told all about you guys and the deals. It is nice to see that God does work with justice for all.
3. Buy your BADGES & GUNS today FOR DONORS?

Leon   Topeka Kansas

Posted: 02:02 pm [PST] on October 24 2007

the second question was poorly posed.

I beleive there is a lot more to that particular question besides yes or no.

Steve Casey   Modesto

Posted: 08:10 am [PST] on August 20 2007

People should be able to donate money to who they like. If you want to put a filter on the candidate knowing the source of the donation, maybe, but don't infringe upon a citizen's right to give away his property.