Garcetti Appointment Is a Family Affair
Re “Ex-D.A. Nominated for City Ethics Panel Post,” Aug. 15: It was wholly inappropriate for Los Angeles City Council President Alex Padilla to appoint former Dist. Atty. Gil Garcetti to the city of Los Angeles’ Ethics Commission, because his son Eric Garcetti is a member of the L.A. City Council. A conflict of interest is inherent in the position to which the elder Garcetti is appointed. It also shows that, despite term limits, a new “old boys’ network” exists. It is naive to think that having a Garcetti on the City Council didn’t help secure the appointment.
Michael Stempel
Los Angeles
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