Chief Bradford

I'm currently watching yesterday's City Council meeting on the public access channel. The meeting features testimony from HPD Chief Bradford, who is taking a well-deserved grilling from council. It doesn't seem to be available on the city website in streaming format, which is unfortunate.

In the meeting, Chief Bradford comes across as a guy without enough answers, which probably suggests he'll one day make a good candidate for mayor. The current mayor has set the precedent, after all. Then again, maybe not, depending on the outcome of the perjury inquiry.

Most of the council members have asked good questions, and there is surprisingly little grandstanding. I've been particularly impressed with the questions from Ada Edwards, Gabriel Vasquez, and Carroll Robinson, people well to the left of me on many issues (proof that municipal government doesn't always break along partisan lines).

The Boy Who Would Be Mayor, Michael Berry, hasn't had much to say, and his few comments have suggested that he needs to leave municipal government to grownups. I suspect voters will come to the same conclusion next year, whether he is running for mayor (ha!) or his current council seat.

[Posted at 21:50 CST on 08/29/02] [Link]