Eric Garcetti Quotes

The problem with the Democratic Party is, we're like, 'If we just get another presidential candidate in there, everything will be OK.' We should be focusing on school boards, city council races, state legislatures.
The questions that consume me, that keep me up at night, are the people that are sleeping on the streets.
The reason I like Steve Aoki is because I can trace my love of electronic music all the way back to when I was listening to not just new wave but to YMO [Yellow Magic Orchestra] which, to me, was the ultimate Japanese band and launched synth electronic music.
The struggle of African Americans is everybody's struggle.
The travel that I've spent around the country, I always come back with ideas for L.A. and vice versa: My experiences in L.A. give me an immediacy to issues that sometimes people in Washington think about but aren't experiencing every day.
The White House is not where power comes from in this country. The cities and the local communities of this nation are prepared to save Washington - and not vice versa.
There are two Americas: Washington and the rest of us.
There are two rules in politics. They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear.
There's no question we need more housing, and we have to fight for that throughout California.
Think about Kennedy. Think about Carter. Think about Clinton. Think about Obama. They've all been in their forties and from outside Washington, or underdogs in one way or another. I just think that Americans are looking everywhere, saying, 'Hey, show me some authenticity. Show me somebody who's practical. Show me people who run things.'
We need a pro-worker trade approach that puts American jobs - not corporate profits - front and center.
We need to make sure teachers are in schools and that children have teachers.
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.
What I think the average person wants is not a fight; they want to see something move forward in their own neighborhood.
When it comes to public safety, I listen to police chiefs and cops, not to a cable-news station.
When President Trump got out of the Paris climate accords, we got 412 cities to say we will do it instead, because we're on the front line with our firefighters dealing with historic fires and floods.
Withdrawing federal funds to prevent radiological or biological terrorist attack - that doesn't just hurt Los Angeles: that hurts America.
You don't have to be Latino to speak powerfully about how important it is to have a police department that cares for our immigrant communities.
You have to listen to your own heart.
You see as mayors and local officials our jobs are designed so we have more in common with our constituents than Washington politicians can ever have.
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Eric Garcetti
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04 February, 1971
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Algeria
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