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L.A. mayoral rivals dinged for favoring developers, fueling affordable-housing loss

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Mayor's Race: Eric Garcetti Edges Wendy Greuel In Chase For Campaign Cash

Eric Garcetti has expanded his narrow lead over mayoral rival Wendy Greuel in the race for campaign cash.According to campaign filings released this evening, Garcetti raised $727,000 last quarter, beating out Greuel, who raised $672,000.Garcetti also has more money on hand, with $3.6 million in the ... More >>

Mayor's Race: Wendy Greuel And Eric Garcetti Skirmish Over Cellphones

The New Year is upon us, which means that the candidates for L.A. mayor can finally stop being nice and start sending nasty press releases about each other.Controller Wendy Greuel kicked things off this morning with a press conference announcing that she was demanding five years worth of city cellph ... More >>

Hollywood's Urban Cleansing

12,878 mostly Latinos are pushed out by City Hall, high rents and hipsters

Eric Garcetti Has Narrow Lead Over Wendy Greuel In New Private Poll

We were pretty skeptical when Fernando Guerra of Loyola Marymount University put out an "exit poll" showing Eric Garcetti with a lead over Wendy Greuel in the race for L.A. mayor. Guerra did not screen out unlikely voters, which made the results -- in our view -- unreliable.But now we have anot ... More >>

L.A. Mayor's Race: "Exit Poll" Shows Eric Garcetti And Wendy Greuel Atop The Field

Update: Not even Garcetti believes he's winning. More below.What better way to start off the week than with a dubious poll of the L.A. mayor's race?Fernando Guerra, of Loyola Marymount's Center for the Study of Los Angeles, has conducted an "exit poll" which purports to show Councilman Eric Garcetti ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Wins Backing Of Democratic Party of San Fernando Valley

In order to be elected mayor, Eric Garcetti will have to make inroads in the San Fernando Valley. About 40% of the votes in the March election are going to come from the Valley, and it's Wendy Greuel's home turf.This evening, Garcetti has planted his flag there by winning the endorsement of the Demo ... More >>

L.A. Council Votes To Put Half-Cent Sales Tax On March Ballot; But Citywide Candidates Are All Opposed

The L.A. City Council voted 10-4 today to put a half-cent sales tax increase on the March ballot. But all of the candidates for citywide office opposed it.Councilman Eric Garcetti and Councilwoman Jan Perry, who are running for mayor, voted no. So did Councilman Dennis Zine, who is running for contr ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Takes Narrow Fundraising Lead Over Wendy Greuel In Race For L.A. Mayor

Councilman Eric Garcetti has edged into a narrow fundraising lead over his top rival, Controller Wendy Greuel, in the race for L.A. mayor.The two candidates have been neck-and-neck all year. But in reports disclosed this afternoon, Garcetti announced that he had brought in $664,000 over the last thr ... More >>

Eric Garcetti And Wendy Greuel Play Nice At First Mayoral Debate

In the first debate of the 2013 mayor's race on Wednesday, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel came out of their corners, touched gloves, and then did not take a swing at each other for the rest of the night.Instead, the two frontrunners spent most of the night agreeing with each other on business taxati ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Opens Mayor Campaign With Talk Of Jobs, Says Villaraigosa Staff Will Have To Reapply For Theirs

Councilman Eric Garcetti gave the first major speech of the L.A. mayoral campaign on Thursday night, vowing to nurture the city's tech sector and bring new accountability to City Hall.Garcetti spoke in broad themes, and offered relatively little in the way of concrete proposals. He did, however, sig ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Is A "Rising Star" At Democratic Convention, Says Eric Garcetti

Everybody knows who the Democrats will nominate for president this week. But who will they nominate in four years, or 12? Chances are those folks are in Charlotte, and party regulars are looking for them. Away from the TV cameras, a convention can resemble an NFL scouting combine, as everyone hunts ... More >>

With Zev Yaroslavsky Out Of Mayor's Race, Wendy Greuel And Eric Garcetti Dial For Supporters

As soon as Zev Yaroslavsky bowed out of the race for mayor Thursday morning, top contenders Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti started working the phones in a mad scramble to pick up his supporters.By the end of the day on Friday, both campaigns had picked up some converts. Greuel claimed a longer list, ... More >>

Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti Can Now Afford Two TV Commercials

Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti announced this morning that he has raised $2.2 million, planting his fundraising flag in advance of next week's reporting deadline.Garcetti'is top rival, Wendy Greuel, may not file her report until Monday. They were essentially tied at the Dec. 31 deadline, and Greuel ... More >>

Councilman Eric Garcetti Throws Out The First Ball At Polo Fundraiser

Councilman Eric Garcetti, a candidate for L.A. mayor, has been on a fundraising tear lately. He had an event at Moby's house. He had one with Jimmy Kimmel. In a couple weeks, he'll have one with (OMG OMG OMG) Howard Dean.But it'll be hard to top the event he had on Sunday at a polo match at Will Rog ... More >>

Eric Garcetti's Latino-Mayor Dreams And Mexican Heritage Start in Italy

Eric Garcetti has what you could describe as a white guy's face and an Italian's name. But, in the race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, the city councilman could use all the ethnic bloodlines he can get. It's a diverse town where political winners often have to piece together disparate coa ... More >>

Cerrell Mayoral Debates Canceled; Eric Garcetti And Wendy Greuel Cite Scheduling Problems

​Last December, Cerrell & Associates announced a series of six mayoral debates, set to begin this month. The debates -- they actually called them "conversations" -- were to focus on a series of issues, and would have been the first opportunity to take a substantive measure of the field.So much ... More >>

L.A. Redistricting: Eric Garcetti's District 13 Looks Like an Evil Squirrel

Simone Wilson​While gazing at the recently proposed boundaries for L.A.'s 15 voting districts -- which is clearly what we like to do in our spare time -- we realized that the gerrymandered City Council District 13 is the spitting image of an evil squirrel. And so begins our (badly Photoshoppe ... More >>

We Open in Venice

Chasing Humbert Humbert

Should Hollywood Be Skyscrapers?

L.A. developers seek yet another Century City

Eric Garcetti Wrote Measure H, Now He's Working Its Loopholes

Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Eric Garcetti at City Hall: Gay Jokes Abound

Garcetti is so not gay people joke about it.​Gotta love the L.A. City Council. Not only does it not get anything done, pass silly laws like a cat declawing ban as our streets fester with potholes, and take years to get a grip on issues like marijuana dispensaries (fruitlessly, of course), but ... More >>

Eric Garcetti's Plan To Cut Business Tax Draws Criticism Over Claim That It Will Boost Revenue

Eric Garcetti: Supply-sider​Councilman Eric Garcetti, who is running for mayor, has been pushing for a total repeal of the city's business tax. The tax brings in roughly $425 million every year, and is much loathed by the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups.Because this is municipal gove ... More >>

Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel Lead in Mayor's Race, Zev Yaroslavsky Trails Slightly, Per Private Poll Results

Zev Yaroslavsky​According to the conventional wisdom, Zev Yaroslavsky is the presumptive front-runner in the race to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.But a private poll, the results of which were obtained by the L.A. Weekly, turns that wisdom on its head.The poll shows Councilman Eric Garcetti and ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Backs Second Latino Supervisor's Seat, Drawing Contrast With Zev Yaroslavsky

Zev Yaroslavsky and Eric Garcetti​The L.A. County Board of Supervisors will be fighting over redistricting all day today. About 850 people have signed up to speak, and it's already gotten heated.One of the speakers was Councilman Eric Garcetti, who came over from City Hall to endorse a second Lati ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Makes It Official: He's Running For Mayor

Eric Garcetti​Update 3:14 p.m.: Zev Yaroslavsky will jump in "sooner rather than later."Councilman Eric Garcetti announced this morning that he's running for mayor.Garcetti's entry into the race has been expected for months, and the chatter had been picking up lately that he would announce soon af ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Becomes Eclectic: What Councilman's Guest DJ Set Says About the Race For L.A. Mayor

Eric Garcetti, spinning​Eric Garcetti knows how to spin. The still-undeclared candidate for mayor threw down some tracks yesterday during a guest DJ set at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. It was all in good fun, but Garcetti's playlist -- and his commentary on it -- says a lot about how he would ... More >>

Eric Garcetti, L.A. City Council President, Takes One More Baby Step Toward Admitting He's Running for Mayor (VIDEO)

ExposayQuick campaign tip: Keep better company.​Everyone and their mistress knows Eric Garcetti is running for mayor. Hell, we even drew up an eight-item list on the utter obviousness of it, way back it in January. But the L.A. City Council president is taking his sweet time to drop an offici ... More >>

Hollywood Farmers Market Permit May Expire Today

Felicia Friesema​ How fast 90 days flies by. SEE-LA, the organization that runs the Hollywood Farmers Market (among others), is set to lose its permit to operate on Ivar between Selma and Sunset unless they are, once again, granted an extension by the city. Originally it was thought that 90 ... More >>

L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti Claims Library Cuts Went 'Under the Radar' -- Despite 10,000 Postcards to His Office, Billboard in His District

Maybe Eric Garcetti just forgot to put his glasses on​At L.A. City Hall, a new mantra is emerging: When in doubt, plead ignorant. That's how City Council President Eric Garcetti chose to handle a February 18 KPCC radio question about his role in cutting the Los Angeles Public Library system d ... More >>

L.A. Film School Hopes to Build New 'Classroom' -- Smack Dab in Heart of Hollywood Farmers Market (Told You So)

Simone WilsonUrban farming at the weekly Hollywood market​Finally, the land war goes mainstream. L.A. Film School spokesman Antoine Ibrahim spilled to the Times this morning that the school is thinking about erecting another building at the corner of Selma and Ivar Avenues, an intersection th ... More >>

Eric Garcetti for L.A. Mayor, 2013: Who Knew??

The family's pain is Garcetti's pain​Oh yeah -- we did. Along with the rest of Los Angeles. (Excluding the "WalMart of News," apparently.) But Hollywood Patch finally caught Eric Garcetti kinda sorta saying it out loud at a neighborhood council meeting last night, at the end of a speech about ... More >>

L.A. City Councilmembers Eric Garcetti And Jose Huizar Take Firm Stance On Potholes; 10,000 To Be Filled By Sunday

seiu721 via FlickrKing o' Potholes and L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti (black suit left) backs up City Hall buddy Jose Huizar (black suit right) at a public plea for more road-primping funds​Updated after the jump: Final pothole fill-count exceeds Garcetti and Huizar's wildest dreams ... More >>

Welcome To 2011: Worst Potholes Ever, Los Angeles?

The year of the pothole: 2011​Are these the worst potholes in Los Angeles in modern times? We had the second wettest December on record (leading to some pretty deep craters), the city budget is on thin ice (leading some to wonder who will fill the holes), and friends are starting to post photo ... More >>

(In)elegant Density: Hollywood Farmers Market Fight Still Not About Parking

Simone Wilson​Parking has been the red herring brought up over and over during the still-simmering fight between the LA Film School and the Hollywood Farmers Market. We've said it before, and we'll say it again: This is NOT a minor scuffle about parking. This is an all-out land-use war, and th ... More >>

L.A. City Councilman Eric Garcetti And Hollywood's 'Elegant Density' -- A Love Story

Simone WilsonElegant, if not harmonious​Hollywood Patch opened its doors last Thursday -- hey guys! -- and we're not particularly surprised to see that editor Anna Bakalis' first story attempts to tackle the Hollywood Farmers Market vs. L.A. Film School beast. Its the latest in a line of many ... More >>

Yet Another Major Study Finds Kids Get Sick Living Near Freeways, When Will L.A. City Council and Antonio Villaraigosa Take Action?

Gregory BojorquezL.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti​How many prominent studies does it take for Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to keep more kids from getting sick? That's the huge, underlining question that now comes up after a very re ... More >>

Only 24 Hours Left To Apply As Official Blurb Artist For L.A. City Council's Voter Information Pamphlet

The Columbus DispatchYour chance to guide voters​Are you one of those rare municipal geeks who always seems to know what the F is going on at City Hall? Have you always dreamed of seeing your street savvy in mass print? Are you woefully unemployed and have nothing better to do for the next 24 ... More >>

DWP Oversight Office Watered Down, Barely Moved Toward Ballot After L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti And Seven Other Councilmembers Crumble To DWP Intimidation

Could that be the DWP in Garcetti's ear?​Yes, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is as bad as you've heard. 1) Its overpaid suits proposed unwarranted 28-percent rate hikes on residents last spring while guarding a $73.5 million surplus like territorial dogs. 2) They only show up t ... More >>

L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti Has Ill-Advised Beard

L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti​LAist notices something also flagged by a colleague: L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti came back from the two week council recess with a beard, and it's not a very good one. It could pass for a Silver Lake or Brooklyn hipster beard if Garcett ... More >>

L.A. City Council Approves Hollywood's Massive Columbia Square Project

Gregory BojorquezL.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti​Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved entitlements for a massive high-density project in Hollywood, where a 28-story residential building, a 7-story hotel, and a 17-story office tower are planned for constructio ... More >>

Hey Blogger, Want To Cover L.A. City Council Meetings? New Rules Might Make That Difficult

​The office of Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti this week issued clarified rules regarding news media access to the body during public meetings. Following a minor beef between the City Hall press corps and some on the council over unilateral rules that seemed designed to muzz ... More >>

Housing Advocates Hold Raucous Protest at L.A. Council President Eric Garcetti's Home

June 17th protest at L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti's home.​ Angry at L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti for refusing to back a recently proposed four-month freeze on rent increases for L.A.'s rent-controlled apartments, affordable housing advocates marched to his Echo Park ... More >>

L.A. Should Sue Arizona, Says Council President Garcetti

Eric Garcetti.​Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti on Wednesday proposed that L.A. join a class-action lawsuit against Arizona over its controversial immigration law. The challenge in Phoenix federal court is being carried out by the Mexican American Legal Defense and several civi ... More >>

L.A. Council President Apologizes To Press Over New Rules

​Los Angeles City Council president Eric Garcetti apologized to representatives of the press Monday after they complained that new rules limiting movement in the council chambers would effectively muzzle them and prevent them from doing their jobs. "I'll apologize ... for anything that [you] ... More >>

L.A. City Could Come Out Of Budget Crisis $100 Million Ahead

City Council President Eric Garcetti.​As the result of an unexpected spike in tax revenue and a loss of 2,400 workers to early retirement (not to mention a few dozen layoffs), the city of Los Angeles could actually end up as much as $100 million in the black by the end of the fiscal year, whic ... More >>

Smaller DWP Increase To Be Proposed By L.A. Councilman Garcetti

​As the city is poised to vote Tuesday on whether or not to hike Department of Water and Power rates by 0.8 cents a kilowatt hour starting April 1, Councilman Eric Garcetti says he's going to introduce a competing proposal for an even smaller rate increase. Garcetti's plan might echo the 0.5 ... More >>

Will Budget Crisis Play A Role in Deciding LA's Next Mayor?

After reading a recent Huffington Post column by Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, where he writes that "all eyes are on...Los Angeles leaders" as they "grapple" with financial disaster, we couldn't help but wonder how L.A.'s budget crisis will play some kind of role in the 2013 mayo ... More >>