California
Inglewood political rivalries exploded into a confrontation this week when Mayor Edward Vincent summoned police officers to a City Council meeting and threatened to remove Garland Hardeman, a frequent critic of the mayor.
Dec. 22, 1988
Sports
The election of Fay Vincent as baseball’s eighth commissioner could come as early as today when the 26 owners, meeting with their respective leagues, are expected to consider a recommendation adopted by the executive council Tuesday.
Sept. 13, 1989
Claiming that Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent’s conduct has constituted a “mockery of justice,” an attorney for George Steinbrenner has formally called on major league baseball’s executive council for an impartial investigation of Vincent’s handling of Steinbrenner’s removal from baseball, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Times.
Oct. 12, 1990
Dodgers
Baseball’s deputy commissioner, Francis T.
Sept. 3, 1989
Two years and two court decisions after a bitter campaign for Inglewood’s 4th District council seat, the Inglewood City Council has decided the fight should continue in the courts rather than at the polls.
March 9, 1989
March 12, 1989
Culminating a two-year battle in the courtrooms and on the streets, Inglewood voters go to the polls today for a court-ordered special election that will decide whether an activist policeman or one of the mayor’s allies will take a seat on the City Council.
Oct. 3, 1989
The biggest Inglewood loser in the Tuesday elections wasn’t even on the ballot: Mayor Ed Vincent, who had backed John Gibbs for council and the late Caroline Coleman for school board, saw both his candidates go down to defeat.
June 8, 1989
Inglewood’s mayor, responding to a sharp increase in travel by City Council members, has called on his colleagues to stay at home more and stop racking up frequent-flier miles at taxpayer expense.
May 9, 1991
A federal judge has ruled that Los Angeles City Council members must go to trial in a $20-million police brutality lawsuit stemming from the slaying of three robbers by a special police unit, and could be held personally liable for damages.
July 22, 1992