Eric Garcetti Quotes
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I have an incredible compass. You can put me back in a country I haven't been in 20 years and say, 'Get me from point A to point B,' and I'll take you there.
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Withdrawing federal funds to prevent radiological or biological terrorist attack - that doesn't just hurt Los Angeles: that hurts America.
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As mayor, I've traveled to China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Mexico to meet with heads of state and business leaders to promote trade with L.A. companies and through L.A.'s seaports and airports - because that generates L.A. jobs.
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The fact is, there are far more customers for American products outside of the U.S. than there are here at home. With open markets and a level playing field, American workers can out-compete workers anywhere in the world.
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I'm progressive, and I'm practical.
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If I hear that Quito, Ecuador, is doing something to have a whole area of town that's zero emissions, and we're thinking about that in Los Angeles' downtown, I'm like, 'I better catch up.'
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Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically.
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My grandfather was an undocumented immigrant. My great-grandmother, my bisabuela, carried him over the border in her arms.
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As Mayor, I have a responsibility to ensure city government is making life better for all Angelenos, especially those whose past hard work laid the foundation for the city we enjoy today. Whether someone is born here, or comes here for college, career, or retirement, I want L.A. to be a place that welcomes all generations.
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My main job and my overwhelming job starts with my family, my street, my neighborhood, and my city.
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I'm an average American. As I joke, I'm the average Mexican American Jewish Italian mayor of the most diverse city in the world.
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We're looking to rebrand L.A. Not in some sort of radical way, but we've forgotten to sell this city, internationally and nationally... it's important for us to say who we are.
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I don't think you can lead a nation if you don't have a definition of the nation. We have to define, as Democrats, what a nation is and embrace the entire nation.
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Mayors are accountable. Local governments are accountable.
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I think everyone has the impression that L.A. is Hollywood and fast lives. That couldn't be further from the truth.
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The classic rules of American politics are dying, if not dead, if you look at the last two presidential elections. An African-American could never be president until one was; a TV reality star couldn't become president until one was.
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I think it is time for a radical federalism in this country, where people trust innovation coming from the local level and ramp that up.
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The struggle of African Americans is everybody's struggle.
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There's no question we need more housing, and we have to fight for that throughout California.
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I think it's really important to talk education, to talk infrastructure, to talk good jobs and the future of work.
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My wife and I are foster parents.
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I don't spend much time on the computer at all, so I do most of my email on my phone if I do any at all.
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I don't want to bring a European city or an east-coast city to the West Coast.
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Campaigns are these moments of suspended animation where people usually learn how to be friends afterward.