Eric Garcetti: The First Jewish Mayor in the History of Los Angeles

At 48, Eric Garcetti is the youngest mayor in Los Angeles history and the city’s first Jewish mayor. (Jewish mother, non-Jewish father; he was raised as a Jew and identifies as such.) Garcetti, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected to the city’s top spot in 2013 and reelected in 2017. Before that, he served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council and council president.
 
Quotes: “People will give you the responsibility, even the authority, to go after the big things, the visionary things, the reaching for incredible opportunities, if they trust that you’re running a city well. And if you don’t run a city well, conversely, you can’t do the big things.”
 
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Watch a recent interview with Mayor Garcetti on the homeles crisis in Los Angeles [6:02]. >>
 
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