Beutner shakes up campaign team***

Mayoral candidate Austin Beutner announced Friday he has dropped the campaign firm of SCN Straregic Consultants headed by Ace Smith in favor of Washington, D.C., consultant Bill Knapp for hius 2013 campaign for Los Angeles mayor.
Beutner said he was making the change at this time to better reflect what he wants the campaign to reflect his goals in the coming year.
Smith had handled the campaign of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Knapp has been involved in a number of Californian campaigns,.
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Seag Clegg, a spokesman for the firm, said it decided to end its relationship with Beutner because of a disagreement over the direction of the campaign.