Quotes from Eric Garcetti

Mayors in any city are pretty non-partisan people where it's problem solvers.

I'm not one of those politicians, to my probably discredit, who thinks very far ahead. It has to feel right to me and not be about a careful plot and plan.

I don't want to bring a European city or an east-coast city to the West Coast.

In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology.

I prioritize my daughter and my wife.

My wife and I are foster parents.

Mayors are accountable. Local governments are accountable.

I am a passionate, committed composer, and the guy I used to write musicals with, once he was able to ditch me and get a better composer, actually won the Tony.

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.

Latinos are not monochromatic. You know, they trace their ancestry back to South America, to Central America, to Mexico, like in my family, and the Caribbean. And it's - we're a very diverse group. And we care about a lot more than just immigration, though we're passionate about having sensible immigration policies that don't go after our families.

I've always said we need to build resilience locally.

I think it's really important to talk education, to talk infrastructure, to talk good jobs and the future of work.