Eric Garcetti

I think it is time for a radical federalism in this country, where people trust innovation coming from the local level and ramp that up. ”

I think, for me, the biggest issue is poverty in general, poverty in this time of plenty. It's reflected in homelessness. It's reflected in educational gaps. It's reflected in racial disparities. ”

We need a pro-worker trade approach that puts American jobs - not corporate profits - front and center. ”

I'm pretty skinny, and I can sleep at the drop of a hat. So, take that middle seat in economy and save the money for other things you can do. ”

The Olympics have been an amazing part of Los Angeles' history. In many ways in 1932, they put us on the map when people didn't even know where Los Angeles was. In 1984, they were the first profitable Olympics of the modern era. ”

I think our communication strategy has been very disciplined as being a back-to-basics mayor and about focusing on making City Hall work and jumpstarting our economy. ”

When President Trump got out of the Paris climate accords, we got 412 cities to say we will do it instead, because we're on the front line with our firefighters dealing with historic fires and floods. ”

It is the responsibility, I think, of anybody in elected office to look for opportunities to help serve their people. ”

I think it's really important to talk education, to talk infrastructure, to talk good jobs and the future of work. ”

I've always said we need to build resilience locally. ”