Eric Garcetti: Rock Star or Bureaucrat?
After a Year in Office, the Jury Is Still Out on L.A.’s Mayor and His Vision for the Future
Is Eric Garcetti a rock-star-in-waiting who has laid the groundwork to make major change in Los Angeles? Or is he a bureaucrat who lacks direction and big vision for the future of the city? At a “Thinking L.A.” event co-presented by UCLA, Los Angeles Times columnist Jim Newton, political organizer and activist Torie Osborn, and UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Dean Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. disagreed on what Mayor Garcetti’s first year in office tells us about what’s next for L.A. Garcetti has had a great first year in …
