Charles Gain

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]

Charles Gain
Gain c. 1975
Born(1923-11-01)November 1, 1923
Hanford, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 21, 2018(2018-08-21) (aged 94)
Morro Bay, California, U.S.
Police career
DepartmentSan Francisco Police Department
RankChief (1975–1980)

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