Wachs opposed the taxpayer subsidies originally proposed for construction of the Staples Center arena. He lashed his City Council colleagues for using city funds to help pay for last summer's Democratic National Convention. Those who work most closely with him at City Hall often admire the councilman's nimble political instincts. As others called for calm at the time of the second verdict for officers accused of beating Rodney G. King, Wachs insisted that the National Guard should be deployed around the city. Most recently he has been the lone candidate to say he would certainly oust Police Chief Bernard C. Parks.
Supporters say that's decisiveness.
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