Public Safety & Justice

William Bratton is the Right Man for the Job. Really.

New York City's new police chief, who previously led the force under Rudy Giuliani, is a controversial choice. But to understand why Bill de Blasio picked him, look at what Bratton accomplished in Los Angeles.

William Bratton was named one of Governing's Public Officials of the Year in 2007.
A firefighter talks on a radio as a large wildfire to the southwest of Tehachapi, Calif., burns on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011.

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