Bratton to front for parcel tax measure - LA Daily News:As they did a year ago, Los Angeles officials are turning to the last public official with any credibility with voters: Police Chief William Bratton.
Bratton, who recently has denied that he was thinking of taking over London's police force, will emerge in the next month as the spokesman for Measure A, the $36-a-year parcel tax to pay for anti-gang programs.
It will be Bratton on billboards, Bratton on radio, Bratton on television - if they can raise enough money to pay for the spots - to talk about the need for the tax to develop prevention and intervention programs"
