Keeping Bratton in L.A.

With city crime rates at the lowest level in 50 years and the popularity of Police Chief William Bratton at an all-time high, two new efforts have been launched to keep him on the job beyond his 2012 term limit. Daily News.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League thinks the police chief's job should be elective, as the county sheriff's is, but with term limits.

In another proposal, Councilman Herb Wesson would keep the job appointive but allow a third five-year term.