Eric Garcetti

I think everyone has the impression that L.A. is Hollywood and fast lives. That couldn't be further from the truth. ”

I recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. And I have always recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state that we all want to emerge from negotiations toward a true two-state solution. ”

On my mom's side, the Jewish side of the family, I come from a family of musicians who are pianists, so I've always loved cultural expression. ”

We need to make sure teachers are in schools and that children have teachers. ”

If you can speak Spanish, then you can have a stronger connection with the residents of Los Angeles. ”

Los Angeles has all the ingredients of success... but we need to start with our education system. ”

I have to spend my time worrying about poor families at the expense of helping businesses, or vice versa. To me, I really see that's the bridge I need to build. ”

Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the time. ”

I don't spend much time on the computer at all, so I do most of my email on my phone if I do any at all. ”

The reason I like Steve Aoki is because I can trace my love of electronic music all the way back to when I was listening to not just new wave but to YMO [Yellow Magic Orchestra] which, to me, was the ultimate Japanese band and launched synth electronic music. ”