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Charles Gain

Charles Gain

American police official (1923–2018)

Charles Gain (November 1, 1923 – August 21, 2018) was an American police official, who served first as police chief for Oakland, California, then as chief in San Francisco in the 1970s.[1][2] He was born in Hanford, California.[3]

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In 1975, Gain was appointed to run the San Francisco Police Department by Mayor George Moscone and served until 1980.[4] After Gain began implementing reforms, such as switching police cars from their traditional black and white paint scheme to baby blue,[5] the Police Officers Association held a no-confidence vote on him.[6] After Moscone was assassinated in 1978, the union was influential in engineering Gain's replacement after the resulting White Night riots.[7] He died from respiratory failure in August 2018 at the age of 94.[8]

References

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    Garvey, John (2004). San Francisco Police Department. Arcadia Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 9780738528984.
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    Turner, Wallace (December 24, 1979). "Ex‐Police Chief Speaks in Pride Of Coast Career". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. [3]
    Turner Publishing Co (2005). Oakland Police Department: A Tradition of Excellence. Turner Publishing Company. p. 39. ISBN 9781596520646. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
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    "Chief search turns SFPD inside out". The San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
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    "Mayor picks Arizona chief as S.F. top cop". sfgate.com. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
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    "Postwar Era". www.sfmuseum.net. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
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    "San Francisco / Police Chief | Vanderbilt Television News Archive". tvnews.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  8. [8]
    Charles Gain, controversial S.F. police chief during turbulent ‘70s, dies
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