Envisioning a new Los Angeles at Valley Beth Shalom [VIDEO]

Published on May 20, 2013

This is an excerpt from a program given at Valley Beth Shalom on Tues., May 14th titled "City of Angels-Envisioning a New Los Angeles" with special guests, mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti

Character reference: Wendy Greuel

Published on May 15, 2013

I have known Wendy Greuel for almost 30 years, since she was a young UCLA graduate working for Mayor Tom Bradley.

A voter's-eye view of the city election

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on May 14, 2013

This year, for the first time, the Pat Brown Institute at CSU Los Angeles went into the polling field.

Politics at Canter’s Deli

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on May 1, 2013

At 9:45 on a recent Sunday morning, Gil Garcetti stepped into an alcove in the secondary dining room at Canter’s Deli.

Mayoral candidates Greuel, Garcetti go head to head

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 18, 2013

In the first debate between the two remaining Los Angeles mayoral candidates, City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti attempted to convince voters there are significant differences between them, even as the two veteran politicians took identical positions on one issue after another.

Mazel Tov, Israel; Shalom, Mayor Villaraigosa

By Ryan Torok
Published on April 18, 2013

Photographs of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa play on a large screen. In one photograph, he’s with Israeli President Shimon Peres. In others, he is visiting the Western Wall, walking at a kibbutz and greeting Israeli soldiers.

Greuel, Garcetti spar in L.A. mayoral debate at AJU

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 11, 2013

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.

Next mayor’s earth agenda

Published on March 28, 2013

Delivering his inaugural address on the City Hall lawn in 2005, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa challenged Angelenos to turn Los Angeles into “… the greenest big city in America.”

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.

Wendy Greuel: Aiming at ever-higher offices

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on February 12, 2013

Looking back on her three decades of work in and around Los Angeles’ public sector, it would be easy to conclude that Wendy Greuel has been preparing to run for mayor for a long time.

Eric Garcetti: A new Jewish face for L.A.?

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on February 7, 2013

During a recent candidates’ forum at Sinai Temple, Los Angeles City Councilman and mayoral hopeful Eric Garcetti began his opening statement by thanking his hosts, the audience, and the moderator, Rabbi David Wolpe.

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

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on January 30, 2013

L.A. mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel’s coalition building

By Bill Boyarsky
Published on January 23, 2013

Mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel, born and raised Christian, is married to a Jew. The couple’s 10-year-old son studies Hebrew and is being raised in the Jewish tradition. The family attends synagogue.

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

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on January 4, 2013

Who’s on Second?

By Mike Levy
Published on December 6, 2001

For the first time since 1971, the City Council's 2nd District will elect a new representative. The winner of the Dec. 11 election will fill the seat of Joel Wachs, who left the position in October to head an arts foundation in New York.