The city's search for a new, permanent police chief is wrapping up, and the the three remaining candidates—John Diaz, Rick Braziel, and Ron Davis—have been making the rounds, meeting with the city council for interviews and appearing at a public forum at the Seattle Center last night.

I was swamped with a couple of stories yesterday and didn't get around to writing anything about the candidates' meeting with the city council, but Erica Barnett over at Publicola posted a nice wrap up:

Of the three, Sacramento police chief Rick Braziel came across as the most polished and prepared for his interview, although he did rely heavily on corporate jargon and catch phrases (“we talk with people, not at people”; “outcomes, not outputs”) and acronyms (BIG, short for “Bring down major crimes, Invest in employees, and Great customer service). Interim police chief John Diaz, meanwhile, was characteristically low-key and soft-spoken, cracking occasional jokes (“I went into the military to see the world, and they sent me to Alabama”) and playing down his accomplishments as chief. And from the Norm Stamper lefty brand of police chiefs, East Palo Alto chief Ron Davis focused primarily on racial profiling and racial disparities, and generally came across as the least prepared of the three.

Tom will have a recap of last night's meeting posted in a bit.