This is pretty common knowledge.  Newsworthy or not, w should be careful of the news being put out.  Let the remaining commissioners do their job and choose the next chief.  HPD desperately need a new chief.  The remaining for commissioners have this info and more.  If w lose one more commissioner, or heaven forbid, the mayor gets involved, the process will be delayed and there will be irreparable damages. We need to move forward and not get stuck in the mire.  Aiu and a couple of others don't belong on the finals list for a lot of reasons, but that was the process and there is no evidence it was an unfair process.  Could it have been better? YES! Unfortunately the lack of leadership shown by Sword hurt, but it was still a fair process.  Move on.  Pick the new chief so HPD will finally have someone steering the ship instead of just keeping it afloat.