“I think unquestionably the issues that have...

“I think unquestionably the issues that have been raised over the course of the last three weeks have raised some doubts on the part of some people, and I want to put aside all such doubts.”

--Mayor Tom Bradley, announcing after his unexpectedly low show of support on Election Day that he would defuse conflict-of-interest allegations by resigning as a paid director emeritus of Valley Federal Savings & Loan Assn. and create a commission to give the city a new ethics code.