Charles Gain
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Charles Gain is a retired police official, who served first as police chief for Oakland, Calif.
, then as chief in San Francisco in the 1970s.
In 1975, Gain was appointed to run the San Francisco Police Department
by Mayor George Moscone
and served 1975 to 1980. After Gain began implementing reforms -- such as switching police cars from their traditional black and white paint scheme to baby blue -- the Police Officers Association held a no-confidence vote on him. After Moscone was assassinated in 1978, the union was influential in engineering Gain's replacement after the resulting White Night riots
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Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, then as chief in San Francisco in the 1970s.
In 1975, Gain was appointed to run the San Francisco Police Department
San Francisco Police Department
The San Francisco Police Department, also known as the SFPD and San Francisco Department Of Police, is the police department of the City and County of San Francisco, California...
by Mayor George Moscone
George Moscone
George Richard Moscone was an American attorney and Democratic politician. He was the 37th mayor of San Francisco, California, US from January 1976 until his assassination in November 1978. Moscone served in the California State Senate from 1967 until becoming Mayor. In the Senate, he served as...
and served 1975 to 1980. After Gain began implementing reforms -- such as switching police cars from their traditional black and white paint scheme to baby blue -- the Police Officers Association held a no-confidence vote on him. After Moscone was assassinated in 1978, the union was influential in engineering Gain's replacement after the resulting White Night riots
White Night Riots
The White Night riots were a series of violent events sparked by an announcement of the lenient sentencing of Dan White, for the assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk. The events took place on the night of May 21, 1979 in San Francisco...
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