Local News in Brief : Six Job Finalists Named

Six finalists were named Friday in the competition to succeed Sylvia Cunliffe as head of the Los Angeles General Services Department. The six, chosen from a field of 53 candidates, include three city employees and three officials from government agencies in other cities.

Personnel Director John J. Driscoll said the finalists are: Oakland General Services Director James Ashley; Randall Bacon, deputy chief administrative officer for San Diego County; John Cotti, acting director for the Los Angeles General Services Department; Jay Gingold, deputy commissioner of the New York City General Services Department; Antonio Miera, chief deputy controller of Los Angeles, and Stephen Wong, the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget analyst.

Mayor Tom Bradley will make the final choice from the list.

Cunliffe agreed to an early retirement last year after a series of newspaper disclosures about mismanagement and favoritism. Prosecutors said Cunliffe had not committed any criminal wrongdoing.