The Mayor makes a Chief decision: It's Charlie Beck

The fifty-six year old Beck is a 32-year LAPD vet, who beat out two other command staff insiders to succeed William Bratton, who left the department a few days ago for the private sector.

In an annoucement at Getty House -- the Mayor's official residence -- Villaraigosa and Beck had plenty of praise for each other...as well as for the two runners-up--Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell who served as Bratton's chief of staff and Deputy Chief Michel Moore, who oversees the San Fernando Valley.
Veteran Daily News City Hall reporter Rick Orlov tells Ken Jeffries that Beck is viewed as a 'cop's cop'...and appears to have more than enough City Council votes for confirmation.