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L.A. mayoral runoff another low mark in voter turnout: 23.3%
Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles' incoming mayor, won the office with fewer votes than any newly elected mayor since the 1930s, when the city population was less than half its current size, according to a...
Final L.A. vote count shows Garcetti's meager mandate
Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles' incoming mayor, won the office with fewer votes than any newly elected mayor since the 1930s, when the city population was less than half its...
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Nearly 50 years under a school's spell - June 8, 2013 - When Mickey Fruchter started teaching at the Neighborhood Music School in...
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Gutting public's right to see records would be huge mistake - June 19, 2013 - SACRAMENTO — Given half a chance — any rationale at all...
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Here's a teacher I'd want for my children - June 17, 2013 - I don't know what her students' test scores are like, or what her...
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Let's start with some little things, Mr. Garcetti
To be fair, crumbling infrastructure isn't entirely a negative story, and I was reminded of this while driving through my neighborhood...
The mayor-elect's partner in life
Midway through his election-night victory speech, Eric Garcetti turned toward the cluster of family on the stage behind him and invited...
Elections deal a blow to L.A. unions
Some of the most powerful labor organizations in Los Angeles placed huge bets on mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel that went bust. All their...
L.A. mayor: Villaraigosa, Garcetti promise 'seamless transition'
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began the formal transition of power to his successor Thursday, hosting Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti for...
The road to Eric Garcetti's election romp
Eric Garcetti defeated Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race by running up huge margins across a vast stretch of the central city,...
Eric Garcetti faces tough tests when he takes office as mayor
In the campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti spoke grandly about a city with plentiful summer jobs for low-income teens, a tunnel under the...
Antonio Villaraigosa congratulates Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa congratulated Eric Garcetti on Wednesday for his victory in Tuesday's mayoral election, saying the...
L.A. mayor's race: It's Eric Garcetti by wide margin
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.
With all precincts reporting, clear leaders emerge in city races
The Los Angeles city clerk early Wednesday morning released final vote...
Garcetti wins race for L.A. mayor; Greuel concedes
Wendy Greuel called Eric Garcetti early Wednesday morning to concede the mayoral election, a Greuel campaign source told The Times, ending a...
Mayor's race: Garcetti's lead over Greuel widens to 8 points
With more than half of precincts reporting, City Councilman Eric Garcetti's lead over mayoral opponent Wendy Greuel widened to 8 points in...
Garcetti, Greuel in dead heat for L.A. mayor
The latest round of election results that trickled in Tuesday night showed City Councilman Eric Garcetti and City Controller Wendy Greuel in...
L.A. election results: Understanding the early numbers [Video]
Results are beginning to trickle in from Tuesday's L.A. city election.
L.A. Mayor's Election: Wendy Greuel camp awaits returns
Videos of Wendy Greuel stumping on the campaign trail played on a large screen Tuesday night as her supporters sipped wine and mingled on...
Greuel holds thin lead against Garcetti in early balloting
In the first ballots counted in the race for the next mayor of Los Angeles, City Controller Wendy Greuel held a slight lead over City...
Ratliff leads Sanchez for school board in early returns
The race for an open seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education was close in early returns between Monica Ratliff and Antonio Sanchez,...
Counting begins in pivotal vote for L.A.'s future
Polls closed and the ballot counting began Tuesday as Los Angeles voters ushered in a new era of leadership at a City Hall battered in...
L.A. mayor's election: What to look for tonight [Video]
With polls in the race for Los Angeles mayor set to close at 8 p.m., what should we be watching for tonight?
