Afternoon news and notes: Tuesday 8.12.14*

Some quick news items from today.

• LAPD Chief Charlie Beck was appointed officially to a second term by the police commission. The vote was 4-1, with commission member Robert Saltzman opposed. LAT, DN, LA Weekly


• The NBA said the Clippers sale has closed and that Steven Ballmer is now owner of the second team in Los Angeles. Donald Sterling's lawyers are "reviewing options." ESPN


• Robin Williams died by hanging himself from a belt in his bedroom at home in Tiburon. He was found by a personal assistant. SFGate


• The LA City Council voted 9-2 today to approve a $26 million settlement with sanitation workers who said they were denied proper meal breaks. KPCC


• Author Reza Aslan has joined the board of the Los Angeles Review of Books.

To the idiot that keyed my wife's car, with the only alternative being painting the entire hood, karma will find you.

— Patrick O'Neal (@Patrick_ONeal) August 12, 2014

Update: He tweeted in July about getting married on Maui.