Charles Gain | |
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Born |
Hanford, California, U.S. | November 1, 1923
Died | August 21, 2018
Morro Bay, California, U.S. | (aged 94)
Police career | |
Department | San Francisco Police Department |
Rank | Chief (1975–1980) |
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]
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]