Wendy Greuel

Residents have Garcetti's ear before he takes office

2013-06-13 19:30:00

Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti is preaching a gospel of civic rebirth in appearances across Los Angeles while gently lowering expectations about how much City Hall, and he himself, can do to bring about change. In a city of 4 million, "I can't be everywhere,...

Final L.A. vote count shows Garcetti's meager mandate

2013-06-07 21:39:00

Eric Garcetti,�Los Angeles' incoming mayor, won the office with fewer votes than any newly elected mayor since the 1930s, when the city population was less than half its current size, according to a Times analysis of final results released late Friday....

L.A. mayoral runoff another low mark in voter turnout: 23.3%

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles' incoming mayor, won the office with fewer votes than any newly elected mayor since the 1930s, when the city population was less than half its current size, according to a Times analysis of final results. Garcetti's complete...

Letters: Dissecting the mayor's race

2013-05-30 00:00:00

Re "Greuel team lost control of message, insiders say," May 27 While I agree that Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel's mayoral campaign was wrought with missteps and mixed messages, I think The Times overlooks the fact that Mayor-elect Eric...

Ganging up on Greuel [Blowback]

2013-05-28 09:46:00

More often than not, columnist Jim Newton gets things right. But his analysis of Controller Wendy Greuel’s campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, which I advised, is dead wrong.� Newton: "Greuel never introduced herself in a positive way to voters."...

L.A. Votes: Greuel launches new ad as union adds $850,000 to her bid

2013-05-09 09:00:00

As Wendy Greuel released a new television ad hitting mayoral rival Eric Garcetti for his ties to a real estate developer convicted of bank fraud, a union backing her dropped another $850,000 into an effort supporting her bid. The� new spending by the...

'Make history' with first female mayor, says ad for Wendy Greuel

2013-05-09 11:54:00

A new union-sponsored television ad urges Los Angeles voters to "make history" by electing Wendy Greuel the city's first female mayor. Service Employees Local 721, sponsor of the ad, said it will begin airing Thursday and be broadcast for 10 days,...

L.A. mayor's race is virtual dead heat with 12 days to go, poll says

2013-05-09 14:42:00

A new poll shows City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti in a virtual dead heat in the campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. The poll by the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles shows Greuel...

Let's start with some little things, Mr. Garcetti

2013-05-25 17:10:00

To be fair, crumbling infrastructure isn't entirely a negative story, and I was reminded of this while driving through my neighborhood last week. There are sections of Silver Lake Boulevard, near the Hollywood Freeway, where driving is like slalom...

Spending in L.A. mayor's race breaks records

2013-05-18 20:30:00

Spending in the hotly contested two-year race for Los Angeles mayor exceeded $33 million on Saturday, breaking previous records as unlimited outside money continued to play a dominant role in Tuesday's contest. Candidate super PACs and so-called...

Garcetti's advantage

2013-05-23 00:00:00

As Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti assembles his new administration, it is interesting, and encouraging, to note the odd confluence of circumstances that will leave him beholden less to factions or special interests and more to the people of Los Angeles....

L.A. mayor's race: Stakes high for USC/Times debate Sunday

2013-05-05 11:20:00

Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti and City Controller Wendy Greuel will square off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday for a mayor's race debate that will be live-streamed on latimes.com and broadcast on our sister TV station, KTLA-TV Channel 5. FULL COVERAGE:...

Eric Garcetti, left, talks to passenger Jaleel Kane on a whistlestop tour on the last day of campaigning in the L.A. mayor's race. City Controller Wendy Greuel receives a warm welcome as she visits Philippe's restaurant on Monday.

2013-05-20 23:20:41

Kevin James endorses Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti in front of Van Nuys City Hall. The city councilman now has the backing of every major candidate who finished behind him and City Controller Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayoral primary.

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Candidate in the Los Angeles City mayoral race, Councilman Eric Garcetti kisses his wife Amy Wakeland after they voted at Allesandro Elemantary School in Boyle Heights area Los Angeles, California.

2013-03-05 00:00:00