L.A.'s race for mayor
February 20, 2013
L.A. Votes: Candidates woo voters, slam rivals and raise money
With less than two weeks to go before Election Day in Los Angeles, candidates for mayor, City Council and city attorney are working overtime to sway undecided voters, ding their opponents and raise funds.
February 19, 2013
L.A. Votes: A feisty debate and the deadline for voter registration
First, a public service announcement: Tuesday is the last day to register to vote if you want to cast a ballot in the March 5 citywide election.
February 18, 2013
L.A. Votes: Hollywood, Texas billionaire weigh in on mayor's race
Los Angeles' election day is rapidly approaching. That's clear from the candidates' frenzied schedules, the money pouring into increasingly ubiquitous television campaign ads and the glossy pitches and hit pieces piling into mailboxes.
February 15, 2013
Group backing Wendy Gruel for L.A. mayor buys more TV ad time
With the television ads war in the Los Angeles mayor's race heating up, a pro-Wendy Greuel committee backed primarily by labor has purchased more than a half a million dollars of additional air time, according to city disclosure documents filed Friday.
February 15, 2013
Richard Riordan endorses Kevin James in L.A. mayor's race
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan endorsed Kevin James in the mayor's race Friday, a major coup for the dark horse Republican candidate who is seeking to capture conservative votes.
February 14, 2013
Pro-James PAC to air television ads for his L.A. mayoral bid
An independent committee supporting Kevin James¿ longshot mayoral bid is going on the air Friday morning with a television ad that slams his rivals as responsible for Los Angeles¿ woes, and says only the outsider James can solve them.
February 13, 2013
L.A. mayor candidate Perry treats Villaraigosa as friend, then foe
Does mayoral candidate Jan Perry think that current Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is a really good guy to have in her corner? Or maybe she thinks hizzoner's support marks the recipient as another hapless representative of the status quo at City Hall.
February 12, 2013
Greuel, Garcetti spar over controller audits on air and in mail
Another day, another television ad, attack mailer and news conference in Los Angeles¿ mayoral race.
February 12, 2013
L.A. Chamber of Commerce backs Wendy Greuel for mayor
The political action committee run by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday that it is backing mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel in the race to replace Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
February 12, 2013
SEIU endorses L.A. sales-tax hike but stays out of mayor's race
The influential Service Employees International Union announced Tuesday it is backing Proposition A, the sales-tax hike ballot measure that would generate more than $200 million for the L.A. city budget after years of financial crisis.
February 12, 2013
L.A. mayoral candidate Garcetti releases Spanish-language TV ad
City Councilman Eric Garcetti released a Spanish-language advertisement Monday and is sending out brochures highlighting his Latino heritage and Southern California upbringing as he seeks the Latino vote in the upcoming mayoral election.
February 11, 2013
Yaroslavsky calls mayoral candidates' budget comments 'oblivious'
Since deciding last August that he would not run for mayor of Los Angeles, county Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has for the most part remained quietly on the sidelines while eight candidates fight it out for the city¿s top job.
February 10, 2013
Kevin James vows to keep mayor's home from being a "party house"
A candidate in the March 5 mayoral election promised Sunday that he would respond to neighborhood complaints that Getty House, the taxpayer-owned residence that serves as home to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, is being used too much as a "party house."
February 9, 2013
Dorner manhunt: Mayoral candidates want probe of ex-cop's claims about LAPD
Candidates for mayor of Los Angeles called Saturday for an investigation of allegations of LAPD racism that were made by a fugitive former police officer who is suspected of killing three people this week.
February 9, 2013
Labor group pours money into three L.A. City Council races
The powerful labor group that fought a plan to scale back retirement benefits at City Hall has spent more than $200,000 to elect three new members of the City Council, according to reports filed Saturday.
5:10 PM PST, February 9, 2013
Steve Lopez: Mayoral candidates making budget statements, but nothing adds up
You're six months behind on the mortgage. Your credit cards are maxed out. Your small business is treading water.
February 8, 2013
Mayor candidates slash rivals for "irresponsible" bankruptcy claim
The two City Hall veterans leading the mayor¿s race pushed back against criticism of L.A.¿s finances during a debate Friday, arguing that they had made progress in pulling the city back from the brink of insolvency.
February 8, 2013
Solving problems 'is hard' but Garcetti's 1st TV ad says he can do it
According to an early glimpse obtained by The Times, when City Councilman Eric Garcetti puts out his first television ad today in support of his candidacy for Los Angeles Mayor, it will show a casually dressed Garcetti directly addressing the camera while standing in Griffith Park, and speaking to constituents.
February 8, 2013
Television ad touting L.A. mayoral candidate Garcetti set to appear
City Councilman Eric Garcetti will begin airing his first television ad in the Los Angeles mayoral race Friday night, according to a Democratic media consultant who is not working for any of the candidates.
February 7, 2013
Perry tries to link fellow mayoral candidate Greuel to Villaraigosa
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry has launched a second attack via mailer on her rival for the mayor¿s office, City Controller Wendy Greuel.
February 7, 2013
Beutner hears no 'answer' to budget deficit from mayoral candidates
One of the most striking aspects of the L.A. mayoral race has been the lack of specificity from the top candidates about how they would solve a more than $1-billion budget deficit in the next four years. At a forum in the San Fernando Valley Thursday, the top five candidates were repeatedly pressed for specifics on that point by Austin Beutner, who served as first deputy mayor until mid-2011.
February 7, 2013
L.A. budget official warns of cuts if voters reject sales tax hike
The leading candidates for mayor of Los Angeles have dialed up their rhetoric as a March 5 primary draws closer, but they are still little known to a large number of voters in the city and remain determined to make a good first impression.
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