A voter’s eye view of the Los Angeles election
This year, for the first time, the Pat Brown Institute at CSU Los Angeles went into the polling field.
This year, for the first time, the Pat Brown Institute at CSU Los Angeles went into the polling field.
I imagine you are enjoying the hoopla surrounding your election. As the first Latino chief executive in more than 130 years, it may be tempting to bask in the warmth of a great ethnic triumph.
But don\’t enjoy it too much. Los Angeles does not need a symbol or an icon; it needs a mayor, one who can be both decisive and effective. We need less rah-rah and more Fiorello La Guardia.
\nWhen voters cast their ballots for mayor in next week\’s primary, they may be electing to that office the first Jew, the first Latino or the first woman.