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Old 10-21-2017, 11:20 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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Good article written by the owner of a manufacturing company in L.A

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Before voters decide to elevate Garcetti from the “City of Angels” to the “Capital City,” a closer look at his record is in order.

Garcetti portrays himself as a popular mayor, but indifference might be better word. True, he was re-elected last year with 80 percent of the vote — but just one in five Angelenos turned out for that election. One reason for the lack of enthusiasm: The city’s rising crime rate. Data from the city’s police department show that violent crime increased 10 percent over 2015, and an astonishing 38 percent over 2014.

The city’s flagging quality of life has been exacerbated in recent years by its flagging business environment. For some industries, the Garcetti years have been golden; if you’re a flashy technology company that hires highly-skilled, highly-paid employees, the mayor will roll out the red carpet. Other industries haven’t been so lucky. For instance, Los Angeles was once a national and international hub of apparel manufacturing; today, experts warn that “the exodus has begun” — thanks in part to a dramatic minimum wage hike that our mayor championed.

Eric Garcetti is mayor of Los Angeles, not the president
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Old 10-21-2017, 10:25 PM
 
Location: So. Calif
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Good Op-Ed. Eric Garcetti is not scoring points and I think people are picking up on what a doofus he really is. The Road Diet comes to mind.

He's so dead set on the Olympics and once again- people will be pushed out. If you have NOT read up on what happens when a City welcomes the Olympics to it- you need to do some research as it is quite enlightening...

http://grist.org/cities/what-happens...-olympics-end/

Over-rated and full of hot air. Typical politician.
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Old 10-21-2017, 10:30 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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Good Op-Ed. Eric Garcetti is not scoring points and I think people are picking up on what a doofus he really is. The Road Diet comes to mind.

He's so dead set on the Olympics and once again- people will be pushed out. If you have NOT read up on what happens when a City welcomes the Olympics to it- you need to do some research as it is quite enlightening...

Over-rated and full of hot air. Typical politician.
The city controller just announced that L.A is 'short on funds' ...so I'm not sure L.A is in the best position to host the Olympics or anything.

Continuous salary increases and growing pension costs is a big reason.

I could see if crime went down under Garcetti and he actually did something about the homeless issue. But he doesn't seem too interested in actually doing anything about that.

LA is tight on funds and needs to save to avoid service cuts, controller warns – Daily News
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Old 10-21-2017, 11:33 PM
 
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The city controller just announced that L.A is 'short on funds' ...so I'm not sure L.A is in the best position to host the Olympics or anything.
I am shocked LA has anyone called a 'controller'. You mean Mayor Yoga Pants might actually be held accountable for budgets and spending?
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