Bill Cosby Backs Parks to Defeat Mayor Hahn
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From Times Staff Reports
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby has endorsed Bernard C. Parks in his campaign to unseat Mayor James K. Hahn, the city councilman’s campaign announced Thursday.
In a statement released by the campaign, Cosby said, “Bernard has walked the Los Angeles streets for over 30 years as a public servant, and he knows what it takes to make neighborhoods livable and safe.”
Parks served as the city’s police chief before Hahn declined to back him for a second term.
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