Inauguration of Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti is underway at City Hall

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Mayor Eric Garcetti and his wife, Amy Wakeland, are introduced during his inauguration ceremony on the steps of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. (Christina House / For The Times)

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Eric Garcetti and his wife, Amy Wakeland, walk down the steps of City Hall moments before his swearing in. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

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Kenia Castillo, left, an eighth-grader at Luther Burbank Middle School in Highland Park, swears in Mayor Eric Garcetti as his wife, Amy Wakeland, watches. (Christina House / For the Times)

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Cameras record the moment as Eric Garcetti is sworn in as the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti makes his inaugural address on Sunday. (Christina House / For The Times)

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Los Angeles City Clerk June Lagmay swears in City Council members Mike Bonin, Paul Koretz, Gil Cedillo and Bob Blumenfield in downtown Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Politicians gather for the inauguration of Eric Garcetti as mayor of Los Angeles. He vowed to focus relentlessly on guiding the city’s economic recovery, slashing business taxes, keeping film production from fleeing L.A. and spurring high-tech jobs on the Westside. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Eric Garcetti’s parents, Gil Garcetti and Sukey Roth, are all smiles before their son is sworn-in. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Eric Garcetti, left, enjoys a light moment with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa after being sworn in. Garcetti, 42, thanked his predecessor for leaving the city “safer, greener and stronger.” (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Eric Garcetti shoots video of proceedings seated next to his wife, Amy Wakeland, after being sworn-in. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Eric Garcetti is greeted by supporters after being sworn in. “These times demand a back-to-basics mayor, focused above all else on our economy and jobs,” he said. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Eric Garcetti receives a hug of support from former mayoral opponent and departing City Controller Wendy Greuel, who watched the inauguration from the audience but did not speak. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Eric Garcetti chats with former L.A. Mayor James Hahn. “You are the mayor of a world-class city, and you are going to be on the world stage,” Hahn told him. “But I think the people who live here want somebody who’s going to take care of fixing the streets and making sure that the city is safe.” (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Eric Garcetti practices his speech a few hours before being sworn in as mayor. On Monday, he will set to work forming his administration. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

By William Nottingham

June 30, 2013 6:23 PM PT

Los Angeles is about to swear in its 42nd mayor in a ceremony now underway on the front steps of City Hall, even though Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti officially took the oath Friday from City Clerk June Lagmay.

Hundreds of onlookers are watching from VIP seats on Spring Street or standing on the sloping lawn of Grand Park across the way.

After the new mayor, six new City Council members, a new city attorney and city controller are administered their oaths, Garcetti will deliver a speech intended to set the stage for his four-year term.

Garcetti began his day at the First A.M.E. Church in South Los Angeles, where he announced that one of his former rivals in the mayor’s race -- termed-out City Councilwoman Jan Perry -- would take a senior post in his administration.

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