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...LAPD and the city he grew to love. And he makes a pointed comparison with New York City, where, until he was unceremoniously fired as police commissioner by then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, he started the policing techniques that are credited with starting the Big Apple's dramatic reduction in crime. Villaraigosa told TIME: "When I first got elected, everybody said that we were going to be like him and Giuliani because we were both strong and we were both, as people say, we weren?t shy in front of a camera and the idea was that we would be fighting...
...Angeles was stunned at the news. L.A. Police Department chief William Bratton was stepping down, less than halfway through his second term, to take a job in the private sector. Even Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who Bratton has partnered with so successfully to lower the city's crime rate, only learned of Bratton's plans during a midnight phone call the day before the formal announcement. Bratton explained that he had actually made the decision several weeks before and had planned to tell the mayor at a meeting on Wednesday; but, he says the Los Angeles Times forced his hand...
...Garcetti, however, thinks that Bratton's legacy will keep things in check. "Over half of the police officers in the department were hired while he was chief," says Garcetti. "So they've come up and come aboard with Bill Bratton as a chief that expects results in terms of crime fighting and also accountability in terms of community. His victories were never about one person...
...million budget shortfall. Police administration officials are considering imposing mandatory furloughs starting in October, the Los Angeles Times reported. In addition to a diminished police presence, severe cuts to health and social service programs, and education, will likely add to social woes and, thus, a possible uptick in crime. Because of such challenges, Bratton feels strongly that the next chief should be chosen from from within the department's own ranks. Says Bratton: "With the crises that the city is facing at this time with this budget, an outsider no matter how qualified or skilled, it's going to take...
Speaking to TIME, Bratton specifically said that he proved that by using the New York techniques in Los Angles, he was able to prove their "phenomenal impact on crime and crime rates." Says Bratton: "When I go back to New York, as I do frequently, I see and feel firsthand the very positive changes that were made and I would hope that would be the case when I return to L.A., that the city is a very different place, a much safer place...