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Newton: Who's on 1st (and Spring)?
I can't say for sure whether Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky will run for mayor in 2013. I don't even know with certainty whether he's already made up his mind and is just stringing the rest of us along. What I can tell you without any...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Entertainment, Eric Garcetti, Rick Caruso, White House
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Newton: In L.A. politics, money still talks
Money is a measure of political viability. Those candidates seen as having potential attract it; those seen as long shots struggle to fill their campaign coffers. And with money, once you've raised some, it's a lot easier to raise more. In the money...
Tags: Barack Obama, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Elections, Political Fundraising
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Newton: Which mayoral team will it be?
The job of mayor requires a governing philosophy in order to guide the city and its policies. But it also requires administrative competence, the ability to manage effectively. It is the mayor's job to smartly choose the managers and commissioners who run...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Mike Feuer, Dianne Feinstein, Elections, Wendy Greuel
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Newton: The city that could be
Over the last couple of weeks, I've spent considerable time with the leading candidates for mayor, asking them about their approach to governance, watching them campaign and trying to get a feel for what distinguishes each from the others. Specifically,...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Jim Newton, Politics, Elections, Local Elections
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They're off and running in the L.A. mayor's race
If the Los Angeles mayoral election were held tomorrow, three candidates would be elbowing for the lead: City Councilman Eric Garcetti, City Controller Wendy Greuel and County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. That comes from a new poll, conducted by the Center...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Entertainment, White House, Elections
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Who will be L.A.'s next mayor?
Los Angeles' mayoral election is still nearly two years away, but the field of candidates already is taking shape. And the race is certain to present voters with starkly different choices about who should run Los Angeles next. More contenders...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Police Department, Rentals, Elections
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Newton: Decision time in the L.A. mayor's race
The candidates for mayor of Los Angeles have been at it for more than a year, some much longer than that. Together, they have spent nearly $15 million. They've participated in so many debates that they can now address just about any topic — from...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Police Department, Politics, Elections
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Wanted: A mayor worthy of L.A.
Since my knee replacement surgery less than two weeks ago, I've been popping narcotic painkillers that come with long lists of potential side effects. Among them are vomiting, hallucinating and impaired thinking. It is perhaps that third one that made...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Chicago Elections, Elections, Zev Yaroslavsky
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Please, newsmakers, he doesn't need this strain
Having been told by healthcare professionals to take it easy after recent medical challenges, is it safe for me to continue following the local news? It's not easy to keep your blood pressure under control while reading that former Bell Police Chief...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Sports, Public Officials, Wendy Greuel
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Rodriguez: Demographics isn't destiny
Eight years ago, after former California Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg was knocked out of the L.A. mayor's race in the primary, urban critic Joel Kotkin and political consultant Arnie Steinberg bravely predicted that the chances of a Jew ever being...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Religion and Belief, Judaism, Social Issues
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Newton: Dennis Zine and the race for city controller
City Councilman Dennis Zine has never struck me as a controller type. He's garrulous, outgoing, street-smart — the remnants of his first career as a Los Angeles police officer and union representative. He was a forceful personality at the Police...
Tags: Jim Newton, Politics, Elections, Dennis P. Zine, Local Elections
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Newton: Off and running in the L.A. mayor's race
A new poll on the Los Angeles mayor's race confirms the conventional wisdom: Most voters have yet to make up their minds, but among those who have decided, City Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel remain locked in a close match with a...
Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Eric Garcetti, Voting
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