Morning Briefs and Outtakes on Bratton, Bratton and some other News

" You talking about me ??"

One can gauge the inpact of LAPD Chief Bill Bratton on the city's "body politics" by the amount of column inches devoted to his surprise resignation.

** Homeboy Industries founder Father Greg Boyle calls LAPD Chief Bill Bratton "LA best Police Chief" .

** LA Times Op-Ed by James Q. Wilson: "Goodbye to the Chief".

** LA Times Editorial: William Bratton: "A Top Cop".

** LA Weekly's Jill Stewart: "Who Will Replace Bill Bratton as LAPD Chief ??".

** Crime on the rise in Bratton's Los Felix Neighborhood ?? Los Felix Ledger via Eastsider LA.

** LAPD Officer "Jack Dunphy" in Nation Review Online: "Farewell to the Chief".

** LA Daily News: "Rank-and-file cops offer mixed review of Chief Bratton".

** LA Daily News Editorial: "Thanks, Chief".

** Ron Kaye's LA: "Bratton Quits".

** Witness LA's Celeste Fremon: "Bill Bratton Resigns as Chief".

Other News:

** Ron Kaye reports on the unethical assault upon LACERS General Manager Sally Choi by the Unions and City Council members for stating the truth about the cost of Early Retirement Package.

** Billboards are in the news again via LA Times David Zahniser.

** Who's plane was use to bring home reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee from the "Peoples Paradise of North Korea" ?? Leave it to ex. President Bill Clinton to follow the money.

** City Controller Wendy Greuel to "woman up" for Chris Essel to replace her in CD-2 at a 10:45 AM photo op.

Breaking News Parking enforcement just ticketed all the cars at the Wendy-Essel press conferenc. Time for a Freedom of Information request to see which city assigned vehicles were ticketed and who they are assingned to. Do the tax payers have to pay the tickets as well?

TICKET GATE????????

Your thoughts...........................................