Thursday, March 29, 2012
In a wide ranging conversation, the former Los Angeles City Council President and mayoral candidate pledged to facilitate entrepreneurship and business growth.
Business, neighborhoods and the future of the city were all topics on the table Thursday at the first "Talking About Los Angeles" discussion, featuring Council District 13 representative and mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti. The first hour-long discussion in the series was moderated by Anthony Salcito of Microsoft's World Wide Public Sector organization and was held in an auditorium at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Business was truly a hot topic for Garcetti, who told the audience city officials are currently incentivized by "fees and fines." He said he would like to, instead, see them judged on growth "metrics," like the number of new businesses they helped facilitate. "We have been one of the most unfriendly cities for business in …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
On Thursday afternoon, Patch sites in Los Angeles will feature a live stream of a Q&A with councilman and mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti. The interview, before a live audience, will include questions from Patch readers.
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Wednesday, March 28
A series of conversations with Los Angeles mayoral candidates, to be shown live on Patch websites throughout the city, begins Thursday afternoon with Councilman Eric Garcetti. The interview, the first in the "Talking About Los Angeles" series, begins at 3:30 p.m. before an audience on the Downtown campus of Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Garcetti will take questions from moderator Anthony Salcito, vice president of worldwide education for Microsoft Corp., the event's lead sponsor. The councilman will also respond to questions submitted by Patch readers. Patch is a co-sponsor of the series. Topics for the conversations include: Other candidates who have committed to appear include Austin Beutner, Wendy Greuel, Kevin James and Jan …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The city councilman will be the first mayoral candidate interviewed in the upcoming Talking About Los Angeles series. Questions from Patch readers will be presented to Garcetti.
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Wednesday, March 14
Editor's Note: Thanks to all who submitted questions for Councilman Garcetti. No more questions are being taken. (3/26/2010) ————— An upcoming series of conversations with leading candidates in the Los Angeles mayoral race will feature Patch readers' questions—perhaps your own. The "Talking About Los Angeles" series, co-sponsored by Patch, begins Thursday with the interview of City Councilman Eric Garcetti. The event, to be shown on Patch via a live video stream, will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, 400 W. Washington Blvd. Selected questions from Patch readers will be included in the interview. If you have a question you would like considered for Councilman Garcetti, email it to tala@patch.com or post it in the…
Thursday, November 24, 2011
The L.A. City Council voted 12-0 to approve a motion that lets Herb Wesson take over Eric Garcetti's city council presidency as of Jan. 2.
As expected, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to approve a motion that would let current City Council President Eric Garcetti resign as of Jan. 2. Read a related story here. Watch our video interview with Garcetti here. Garcetti said he wanted to resign to spend more time on his mayoral campaign, though he will continue to represent Council District 13, which includes much of Silver Lake and Echo Park. The same vote also put CD 10's Herb Wesson in the president's chair, making him the first African-American to lead the council ever. Wesson's district hugs both sides of the 10 freeway: he represents mid-Wilshire district and Koreatown areas, as well as Jefferson Park, West Adams and Palms. Hundreds Turn Out to See Historic Vote …
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Pasadena filmmaker John Palacio's eight-minute documentary "Riverly" focuses on the cultural impact on the Los Angeles River.
What is Riverly? Pasadena filmmaker John Palacio's short documentary seeks to answer that question with insights from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City Council President Eric Garcetti, Boyle Heights Mural Raul Gonzalez and John Arroyo of the Arroyo Seco Foundation. Featuring some stunning cinematography, Palacio's short documentary provides visuals of rarely seen corners of the Los Angeles River that serve as a backdrop for the interview subjects' commentary. "Los Angeles is Los Angeles because of this river," Garcetti says. "Downtown is here becuase of this river. It's not on the coast ... this is where the pueblo first came to." Added Arroyo, "it may not look like other rivers in London and Paris, the Thames the Seine, but it is what we …
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Northeast L.A. residents have an opportunity to find out what city council redistricting could mean for their communities tonight.
The lines just keep on shifting. With the redistricting process for State electoral lines recently completed, and county board of supervisors line drawing fully underdway--Los Angeles residents still need to brace themselves for another political boundary battle. The Los Angeles Redistricting Commission must submit their revised political boundary maps to the city council by March 2012. Then council then has until July 2012 to approved the redistricting plan. Northeast Los Angeles residents who want to plug-in to what promises to be a lenghty and complex battle over political lines can attend a redistricting workshop hosted by the Northeast Los Angeles Coalition on Thursday, August 25 at 6 p.m. inside the Glassell Park Senior Center on …
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Members of the Los Angeles city council earn an average of nearly $180,000 per year.
While an investigation released by the Los Angeles Times Tuesday shows that city council members in most California municipalities earn less than the state mandated level, members of the City of Angels' governing body continue to lead the nation in average annual salary. The Times database of city council salaries can be searched here. Los Angeles' 15 city council members rake in an average of nearly $180,000 per year, including benefits, well above the $40,000 they would make if their salaries were determined by California general law. However, because Los Angeles is charter city, council member salaries are instead determined by a charter drafted by the city and approved by voters. update: In 1990 voters approved Proposition H, which …
Susan R
3:42 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012
Red tape? An unfriendly city for businesses? Who do you think created that? Councilmember Garcetti, and Councilmember Jan Perry, who both have been on city council for more than 12 years. Anyone else running? more ›