Monday, March 07, 2005 A confident Bernard Parks says he can win L.A. race Some say ex-chief is unlikely to capture mayor's job but can play a big role in determining who will. (Second of five profiles on major L.A. mayoral candidates.) By Alison Shackelford Copley News Service Among the top five candidates in the Los Angeles mayoral race, Councilman Bernard Parks is the closest thing to a Republican, displaying conservative instincts and a contrarian streak so intermingled they are often hard to separate. At a recent debate in front of a mostly black audience, two of his opponents talked...