William Bratton

Yesterday, in Los Angeles, a bunch of people tried to figure out what to do about overzealous paparazzi. It's one of those problems in L.A. that--like freeway traffic, body dysmorphia and too many struggling actors--seems to come with the territory, but the paps' antics in the past year seem to have gotten more than the usual number of feathers ruffled, according to The New York Times. The hearing, which was convened by a city task force spearheaded by a city councilman named Dennis Zine who has been trying to pass an "anti-paparazzi" ordinance for months, attracted a number of celebrities, including Eric Roberts and John Mayer.  read more »