Something's changing in Ford's inner circle

And parking lot politics

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PO EXODUS — BENDAYAN BOLTS: Summer’s heating up — and so are the LinkedIn alerts from PO staffers.

JENNA BENDAYAN has quietly left the Premier’s Office for the private sector, multiple sources tell me.

As head of priority initiatives, Bendayan was plugged into DOUG FORD’s most high-stakes files — but she now follows ex-director of policy RAHUL BEDI (yep, I scooped his new gig at Hydro One, too) and former longtime comms chief IVANA YELICH (whose move to Labatt is now LinkedIn-official).

That’s three high-level departures in just over a month. Ford’s messaging machine may still be cranking it out, but behind the curtain, it’s looking pretty sparse.

Eagle-eyed watchers may already sense that the vibes are off: Ford’s recent string of press conferences have a bit of a different energy without Yelich behind the scenes.

Sure, it could just be the heat, but there will be plenty of opportunity to notice what’s changed this summer — Ford is hitti…