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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa later today intends to nominate Battalion Chief Millage Peaks to head the Los Angeles Fire Department, according to sources close to the department speaking under the condition of anonymity. Peaks, a 33-year veteran of the department will replace Chief Barry Douglas, who will retire this weekend. Currently the Chief of Battalion 4 (LAX, Venice and other Pacific coast and inland neighborhoods), Peaks joined the department in 1976 and was promoted to be a captain in 1984. Eight years later, he became a Battalion Chief in South L.A.

The LAPD already has one, created by voters in 1995. Now two City Councilman, Jose Huizar and Jack Weiss, are proposing to put the option before voters on the March 2009 ballot. "The independent assessor will ensure that the reforms Chief (Douglas) Barry is trying to implement are strictly adhered to and to inform the public if they're not," said Huizar, per the Daily News. The reforms they're talking about relate to "a culture of hazing and inappropriate behavior toward women and minorities" in the department with the Tennie Pierce dog food controversy highlighting said culture.