Richard Hongisto (1936-2004)

Richard Hongisto, a flamboyant and controversial political figure in California's San Francisco Bay Area, died on November 4, 2004, aged 67. Hongisto attracted sensational and sometimes sordid publicity in his later years, but in the 1960s and 1970s, in various policing roles, he was a courageo...

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Main Author: Platt, Anthony M. 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
In: Social justice
Year: 2004, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 168
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Hongisto, Richard
Obituaries
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Local government personnel
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Summary:Richard Hongisto, a flamboyant and controversial political figure in California's San Francisco Bay Area, died on November 4, 2004, aged 67. Hongisto attracted sensational and sometimes sordid publicity in his later years, but in the 1960s and 1970s, in various policing roles, he was a courageous pioneer of progressive, open-minded criminal-justice policies that challenged discrimination in all its forms.