L.A. mayoral race: Turning back the clock

Published on April 10, 2013

The Los Angeles mayoralty race seems to have devolved into a contest to see which of the candidates can rack up more endorsements.

Five candidates for L.A. mayor vie for your vote

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on February 13, 2013

Los Angeles’ next mayor will oversee a city with thousands of miles of streets in need of repair. The mayor will inherit a budget with a $216 million shortfall and similar-sized gaps expected on into the future. The next mayor will almost certainly have to renegotiate public employees’ pay and pension packages with those employees’ powerful unions.

Kevin James: The still-evolving outsider runs for mayor

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on February 6, 2013

As the race for Los Angeles mayor heats up, many descriptors have been applied to Kevin James, one of the least-known of the leading candidates. A former radio talk show host who has worked as an attorney for 25 years, James is a fiscally conservative gay Republican. But in introducing himself to voters who will choose the city’s next mayor, James has emphasized one qualification above all: His status as an outsider.

L.A. mayoral candidates keep things friendly at Sinai Temple

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on January 30, 2013

Candidates for L.A Mayor face off in debate at Beth Jacob

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on January 4, 2013

Garcetti declares candidacy for L.A. mayor; three Jews now in race (do I hear a fourth?)

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on September 8, 2011