Could this be the first leak from...

Could this be the first leak from the alleged secret political files of Daryl Gates?

The Police Commission, which has been trying to oust the chief, has suddenly been accused of running afoul of the law.

City fire marshals cited the commission for allowing too many people in its meeting room, failing to tape down TV cords and for failing to have a lighted exit sign, among other offenses.

You’d think they would have at least lighted the sign for Gates.

Reporters inside City Hall thought they saw a bunch of other reporters chasing a figure down a corridor and quickly joined the pursuit, figuring that Chief Gates must have shown up.

It was, instead, actor James Garner, who was filming a scene for a new TV series about a con man who winds up on the L.A. City Council. At last, a believable sitcom.

List of the Day:

Five reasons why anyone might enjoy being L.A. Police Chief:

1--You get mentioned by Johnny Carson.

2--You get to read uncensored LAPD computer messages.

3--You get a ringside seat to watch the LAPD battering ram.

4--You get interviewed by Playboy magazine.

5--You get help from citizens who videotape crimes themselves.

The Naked Lady of Rancho Palos Verdes, who may attract the attention of Playboy some day herself, won’t be plowed under, after all.

The city has ruled that no permits were needed for the sculpting of the 37-foot-tall earthen figure, sunbathing on a hill overlooking Hawthorne Boulevard.

“She’s an honest woman,” Environmental Services Director Robert Bernard told reporters.

Her survival came into question last month after owner Ted Gardner commissioned sculptor Giulio Anfuso to create the figure without first applying for the permit. The city had warned that the curvaceous mound of dirt could be removed if it was determined to be unstable.

But she’s apparently passed all tests, including that record one-day July rainstorm of 0.13 inches.

The next superstar?:

You’ve heard of Superman, Batman and Spider Man. Harvey Farr of West L.A. noticed a business in Santa Monica with an equally daunting name:

Toiletman.

A reason to go on living:

City News Service’s Tuesday schedule of events included this item:

12:30 p.m., MARINA DEL REY--A demonstration will be held for “the world’s first coin-operated hologram video game. . . .”

miscelLAny:

The dairy that Merritt Huntley Adamson Sr. founded bears the name of his wife, Rhoda, spelled backward--Adohr.