AP Makes A Mistake Concerning People-Hilton-Baca Story

In stories Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 about little public support for a recall of Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the action was based on Baca’s handling of a case involving Paris Hilton.

Andrew Ahlering, chairman of the Committee to Recall Lee Baca, said the recall wasn’t prompted by a single case but rather what he described as the sheriff’s mismanagement of the agency, including alleged preferential treatment of celebrities. The committee has collected only a relative handful of the 400,000 signatures needed to put a recall measure before voters.

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Yes, but the people who are signing the petition are doing it because of the famous People-Hilton-Baca story. At least, that’s what I’m pretty sure of.