$2.75 DESIGNATED AREASHIGHER©2019 WST THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER19, 2019 latimes.com TRUMP Leader NAMES of UC NATIONAL will step SECURITY down in ADVISOR August Robert O’Brienfaces some immediate Janet Napolitano, challenges, chiefly champion of migrants uncertainty regarding and abusevictims, the Iran crisis. says system will gain from ‘fresh blood.’ By Chris Megerian, Eli Stokols By Teresa Watanabe and Nabih Bulos University of California WASHINGTON—Presi- President Janet Napolitano, dent Trump named Robert who has championed immi- C. O’Brien, the StateDe- grant studentsand sexual partment’s specialenvoy for Photographs by ChristinaHouse Los Angeles Times abuse victims but whose hostageaffairs, as his fourth POLICE OFFICER MarkHarrahill playsagunman poised to attack during active shooter training for management style has national security advisor on civilians in Golden, Colo. Dozens of firms offer classes on responding to the increasinglycommonattacks. sparkedcriticism, an- Wednesday,but the White nounced Wednesday that Housestruggled to offera she wasresigning as head of coherent response to Iran the nation’s premier public for its suspected role in the research universitysystem. fieryattack on twomajor oil Napolitano made the an- facilities in Saudi Arabialast ‘DO SOMETHING’ nouncement at the UC re- weekend. gents meeting at UCLA. She Trump’s announcement will step down Aug. 1, 2020. thrusts the little-knownLos “The decision wastough, Angeles lawyer intoamael- and at this moment bitter- strom of foreignpolicy chal- Active shooter responseclasses teach options sweet, butthe time is right,” lenges, none morepressing Napolitano said. “With than the crisis with Iran, many newboardmembers, wherethe president haswa- forfacing down agunman in acrowd with anew governor and veredbetween his desire to what will be sevenyears of project toughnessand his service behind me, Ithink reluctance to risk anew Mid- man wasstruck in the thigh the universitywill benefit dle East warasheseeks re- By Kurtis Lee by aball, areminder of the from some fresh blood.” election. personal danger involved in Napolitano, 61,said she Introducing O’Brien to GOLDEN,Colo. —The confronting an armedas- would join the UC Berkeley televisioncameras and gunman pacedthe hallways sailant. Goldman School of Public reporters on thetarmac at of the charterschool, pass- The recent exercise was Policy to teachand writein Los Angeles International ing framed paintingsof partofatwo-day, $700 active fall 2021after ayearlong sab- Airport, wherehewas trav- George Washingtonand shooter training course be- batical. She said she wasnot elingbetween fundraisers, Thomas Jefferson before ing offered at schools and stepping down for health Trump suggested he could stopping outsideclassroom churches across the country reasons,saying shewas still ordermilitaryaction 13 8. There, he took adeep by an Ohio-based firm “completely clear”ofcancer but he did not repeat the bel- breath, yanked open the founded soon afterthe 19 99 following treatment in 2016 licose threatsthathe’sused door and began firing. Columbine High School and 2017. in the past. “Shooter!” shouted shooting rampage, which UC sources said Na- “If we have to do some- someone inside the class- took placejust afew miles politano wasnot forced out, thingwe’ll do it, without room. “Hehas agun!” from here. although some of the re- hesitation,” he said, adding, Two people seated at The ALICE Training In- gents were known to have “There’splentyoftime to do desksnearthe door jumped stitute, whose instructors desired aleadership change. somedastardly things.” up and rushed the perpetra- have lawenforcement or mil- Instead, they said, she was Trump carefullyavoided tor, pinning hislegsand itarybackgrounds, provides ready to move on. echoing morepointed com- arms against awall, while ev- courses for educators, She did not rule outrun- ments from Secretaryof eryone else sprinted out. church workers and small- ning for political office,tak- StateMichael R. Pompeo, It wasoverin15seconds, business employeescon- ing aCabinet positionor who describedthe attack on and tiny yellowNerf balls cerned about howtoreact if serving on the U.S. Supreme SaudiArabiaasan“act of sprayed from the toyrifle lit- DENVER RESIDENTS Maria and John Castillo catastrophe strikes. Courtifnominated. war” whileflying to Riyadh, teredthe room. One of the lost son Kendrick in Maywhen the teen charged In packets handed outat “You neversay neverand [See O’Brien, A4] men whorushed the gun- agunman and stopped amassschoolshooting. [See Shootings, A11] Iwon’t say never,”she said Wednesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Napolitano “led the institu- tion through extraordinary times, rising to every chal- Ed Buck’s arrest lengethatcame her way, in order to maintain the excel- lence of our world-class pub- lic universitysystem.” is grim justice for Napolitanosaid she was proud of increasing enroll- ment of California students by morethan17,500since gayblack activists 2015,supporting first-gener- ation students and those in need of food, shelter and vided along racial lines, and [See Napolitano, A5] Twodrugdeaths in that is reflected in West Hol- lywood. It is stillnot as wel- his West Hollywood comingtopeople of color home gave risetoa and specifically those who areblack,” Cannicksaid. “It movement within the took outside forces to bring LGBTQcommunity. change.” Buck is accused of op- By Alene erating adrughouse,with Tchekmedyian, prosecutors alleging he Daniel Zakroczemski ForThe Times Piper McDaniel lured in vulnerablemen with and Matt Hamilton money and shelter,thenin- COLUMN ONE jected themwith metham- phetamine for sexual gratifi- Jasmyne Cannick was cation.Inthe latest case, a No softball questions here speaking at aDemocratic 37-year-old man survived, Al Seib Los Angeles Times clubmeeting Tuesday night but prosecutors sayincourt IN 2013,Napolitano when her phone buzzed with papers thatBuck is stilla became the firstwoman atext: The police were raid- [See Buck, A14] to lead the UC system. Baseball’s most brutal quizstrikes out experts ing Ed Buck’sWest Holly- wood apartment. His neighbors had been Finally,ashout from the crowdshat- alerting Cannick, apolitical By Bill Shaikin teredthe silence. consultant and activistfor Netanyahu’shold reporting from san diego “Jefferson and Adams!” the black LGBTQ commu- on power in peril Modest laughter ensued.Thomas nity, about comingsand go- The Israeli election venbythe standards of baseball’s Jefferson and John Adams arethe only ingsatthe location aftertwo yields an inconclusive most arduous trivia competition, United States presidentstodie on the gayblack men in less than result, leaving the and eventothe competitors same day: July 4, 1826. twoyears died of drug over- prime minister’s Likud E whose brains overflowedwith The correct answer: Stan Musial, the doses in the influential Partyshort of aparlia- arguably uselessknowledge, this regalfirst baseman of the St. Louis Cardi- Democratic donor’s home. mentary majority. question wasridiculous. nals, and Earl Weaver,the plain-spoken Buck’sarrest Tuesday, WORLD, A3 Other questions had made youthink. manager of the BaltimoreOrioles,died about aweekafter athird Somehad made youlaugh. This one might Jan. 19,2013. man overdosedinhis apart- Fedcutsrates have driven youtocurse. So youthink youknowbaseball? This is ment, wasgrim vindication Whobettertosolvetrivia riddles than not the benigntrivia that flashesonthe for the black LGBTQ com- as growth slows the fans dedicated to the study of the video boardatDodger Stadium. This is as munity, whichhas crusaded The central bank moves sport?The Societyfor American Baseball if the masochists running the bar exam or for morethantwo years to to shield the economy Research,orSABR, gathered herefor its the National Spelling Beehad invadedthe hold him accountable, even Mexican comida against uncertainties — annual summerconvention,fourdays of national pastime. in the face of whatsome said and The Times such as the U.S.-China trade war —thathave seminars, speakers and studies,withthe wassilence by many Demo- This paper has always raised the risk of final night reservedfor the annualtrivia crats and LGBTQ activists championed the cuisine, recession. BUSINESS, C1 test. b in West Hollywood. says the guy whowrote The contest is not for the weak, but Many have likenedthe ef- the book on Mexican eventhe strong could do nothing but The firstperson Iran into at the con- forttothe Black LivesMat- Printed with soy inkson food in the U.S., Gustavo partially recycled paper. shrug at this question: Whichtwo Hall of vention wasAndy McCue, ahappily re- termovement, formed after Arellano. FOOD,F1 Fame players died on the same day? tired baseballresearcher and the author of high-profile policeshootings The contestantsdid not know. The an award-winningbook on Walter O’Mal- of youngblack men. Weather: Sunny. audienceinthe hotel ballroom did not ley,the ownerwho ignited baseball’swest- “LikeAmerica, the L.A. Basin: 79/62. B6 blurtout asuggestion. ward expansion [See Trivia, A10] LGBTQ communityisdi- A10 THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 19,2019 LATIMES.COM Daniel Zakroczemski For The Times Most baseball experts strike out on this [Trivia, from A1] minutes. As time runs out, Brown convention: “Sweet! 16-Year-Old Lesch was the second, losing a by moving the Dodgers from tells contestants to put down their Players in Major League History,” written tiebreaker when the last Take the quiz Brooklyn to Los Angeles. McCue pencils. “Nineteenth-Century Women in line on his list of expansion teams has attended