Dan Watson’s run as chief of the South Pasadena Police Department comes to an end on July 1, and a few days later he starts as interim chief of the Mammoth Lakes Police Department. I wanted to ask him a few questions, and he was nice enough to answer them. The full Q&A is after [...]

The ever-vigilant Mister Earl tipped me off to the change of venue. Via his email: It has now been moved to the War Memorial building due to some sentiment that it should be held within the city. This, which appeared in the Star-News today, apparently fueled the fire: “Maybe it wasn’t their brand of sauce, [...]

*Aug. 19, 2020 update: The headline to this post always bugged me, so I finally went ahead and changed it today. It says what I tried to say with the previous head, but it’s less open to (mis)interpretation. *Update: I wouldn’t normally add the asterisk for a comment, but it’s only fair to draw attention [...]

The Pasadena Star-News says Chief Watson still plans to retire, in spite of the strong support he’s received from the community. To put this whole thing in perspective, Burbank Police Chief Tim Stehr announced his resignation in November. Why? Maybe it had something to do with an FBI investigation into civil-rights violations by the department. [...]

Now that it’s become clear South Pas Police Chief Dan Watson has strong support from residents, city officials are having second thoughts about pushing him out the door, with City Manager John Davidson promising to make a decision independent from the council. Tweet

I hate playing catch up like this, and I have no one to blame but myself. A belated roundup of stories on Chief Dan Watson’s predicament after the jump. Tweet