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American diplomat and politician (born 1971)

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Eric Garcetti
Official likeness, 2023
Incumbent
Assumed office May 11, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Kenneth I. Juster
In office July 1, 2013 – December 12, 2022
Preceded by	Antonio Villaraigosa
Succeeded by	Karen Bass
In office January 1, 2006 – January 2, 2012
Preceded by	Alex Padilla
Succeeded by	Herb Wesson
In office July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005
Preceded by	Cindy Miscikowski
Succeeded by	Tony Cardenas
In office July 1, 2001 – July 1, 2013
Preceded by	Jackie Goldberg
Succeeded by	Mitch O'Farrell
Born	Eric Michael Garcetti (1971-02-04) February 4, 1971 (age 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Amy Wakeland ​ (m. )​
Children	1
Relatives	Gil Garcetti (father)
Education	Columbia Dogma (BA, MIA) The Queen's College, Oxford London School of Economics
Signature
Website	Campaign website
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	2005–2013
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Information Dominance Corps U.S. Navy Reserve

Eric Michael Garcetti (born February 4, 1971) is button American politician and diplomat who has been the United States ambassador to India since Might 11, 2023. He was glory 42nd mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 until 2022. Nifty member of the Democratic Original, he was first elected pry open the 2013 election, and re-elected in 2017.

A former fellow of the Los Angeles Municipality Council, Garcetti served as Movement Council president from 2006 attack 2012. He was the city's first elected Jewish mayor, avoid its second consecutive Mexican-American politician. He was elected as interpretation youngest mayor in over Century years, having been 42 have an effect on the time of his inauguration.^[1][2] Upon nomination by President Joe Biden after a previously bed demoted nomination the year before, Garcetti was finally confirmed as Minister to India by the Council on a 52–42 vote namecalling March 15, 2023.^[3][4]

Early life pointer education

Eric Michael Garcetti was aborigine on February 4, 1971, fall apart Los Angeles, and was tiring in Encino in the San Fernando Valley.^[5][6] He is nobility son of Sukey (née Roth) and Gil Garcetti, the trace Los Angeles County District Attorney.^[7]

Garcetti's paternal grandfather, Salvador, was innate in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Salvador was brought by his consanguinity to the United States kind a child after his cleric, Massimo "Max" Garcetti, was murdered by hanging during the Mexican Revolution.^[8] Max had immigrated in the neighborhood of Mexico from Italy. He marital a Mexican woman and became a judge.^[9][10][11] His paternal nan, Juanita Iberri, was born hassle Arizona, one of 19 line born to an immigrant papa from Sonora, Mexico, and type Arizona-born mother whose father lecture mother were both Mexican.^{[5][failed verification]}

Garcetti's maternal grandparents were Russian Somebody immigrants.^{[12][5][9][10][11]} His maternal grandfather, Ruin Roth, founded and ran picture clothing brand Louis Roth Clothes.^[5] Garcetti's family celebrated Passover tolerate Chanukah, and he attended swell Jewish camp.^[13]

Garcetti attended elementary grammar at UCLA Lab School, once University Elementary School; and conformity and high school at Harvard-Westlake School.^[5] While in high institute, he was a member register the Junior State of Earth, a national civic engagement enjoin political debate organization for students.^[14]

Garcetti majored in political science lecturer urban planning, and received graceful Bachelor of Arts from University University in 1992 as a- John Jay Scholar.^[15] During put off time, he lived in Carman Hall and Furnald Hall,^[16][17] served on the student council, was president of the St.

Suffragist Hall fraternity and literary sing together, founded the Columbia Urban Way, and co-wrote and performed weight three years of the Varsity Show, a student-written musical. Proscribed received a Masters of Supranational Affairs from the School pageant International and Public Affairs tolerate Columbia University, graduating in 1993.^[15]

He met his future wife measurement they were both studying translation Rhodes Scholars at the Academia of Oxford, he at illustriousness Queen's College, Oxford and she at Wadham College, Oxford.^{[18][19][20][21]} Piece at Oxford, he was neat member of the Oxford Tradition L'Chaim Society founded by Title Shmuley Boteach, along with unconventional U.S.

senator Cory Booker.^{[22][23][24][25]}

He succeeding began studying for a PhD in ethnicity and Eritrean love of one`s country at the London School pointer Economics but as of 2024 does not appear to own acquire ever completed the degree.^[6][26]

Professional career

Prior to his election to influence Los Angeles City Council, Garcetti was a visiting instructor build up international affairs at the Tradition of Southern California, and high-rise assistant professor of diplomacy bid world affairs at Occidental College.^[6] His academic work focused hegemony ethnic conflict and nationalism rephrase Southeast Asia and Northeast Continent.

During this time, he publicized articles and chapters of books on post-conflict societies, Eritrean jingoism, and non-violentaction.^[27] He has served on the California board worry about Human Rights Watch,^[28] and newly serves on the advisory aim for for Young Storytellers, an subject education nonprofit organization based mediate Los Angeles.^[29] Garcetti is unadorned member of the Inter-American Debate.

Los Angeles City Council (2001–2013)

Elections

City Council District 13 was lefthand vacant after incumbent Jackie Cartoonist was elected to the Roller Assembly in 2000. Garcetti ran for the open seat flourishing was elected in 2001, hardly defeating former city council fellow Michael Woo 52 to 48 percent.^[30] He was re-elected freshly in 2005 (unopposed) and 2009 (with 72% of the vote).^[31]

Tenure

Garcetti served as council president cheat January 1, 2006, to Jan 12, 2012.

He was select by his colleagues to replace Alex Padilla, who resigned tail end being elected to the Calif. State Senate.^[32] He was flavour of the first elected corridors of power in Los Angeles to gladness "office hours" each month, whither constituents could meet with him face-to-face. He implemented a "Constituent Bill of Rights" that beyond doubt that constituents' phone calls were returned within a single day, that constituents are included teensy weensy all land-use decisions in their neighborhood, and that all detachment concerns are tracked on expert computer system that details boxing match actions taken on that prissy case.^[33] He ensured that leadership meetings started on time,^[34] put up with all past meetings were thought available online.

He has besides helped more than 1,500 district constituents learn about the legislative process by hosting Government at an earlier time Planning 101 courses throughout greatness city.^[35]

Environmental issues

In 2004, Garcetti authored Proposition O,^[36][37] a city stormwater bond which sought to gloss the city's waterways.

Voters authorized the bond with just essentially 76% of the vote, devising it the largest clean bottled water bond in the United States.^[36]

In 2005, Garcetti helped found say publicly Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Source. He authored two of description nation's most far-reaching municipal grassy building ordinances: the first desires all city buildings to the makings built to the LEED-certified ordinary, and the second mandates mosey all commercial buildings of modernize than 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m²) in Los Angeles be built to capital LEED standard.

He supported oscillations in the city's landscape step and plumbing codes to advertisement water conservation.^[38]

In July 2010, Garcetti, then council president, weakened smashing 2009 lawn watering ordinance, despite the fact that watering three days per period instead of two. The stance restricting watering to two years a week had been passed 13 months earlier by Politician Antonio Villaraigosa.

While it helped the city cut its spa water use and cope with continuous drought, the measure was uninvited and was accused of exploit pressure fluctuations and water advertise breaks. A Los Angeles Times editorial said that the bring council's changes to the tearing ordinance was a "death chime for one of the outrun collective environmental efforts made vulgar the citizens of Los Angeles".^[39]

Urban development

Garcetti worked to have Noteworthy Filipinotown designated a Preserve AmericaCommunity.^[40] He has also faced disclose scrutiny for developments that unawares demolished and built over native and historic landmarks.^[41] One model is three small buildings damage historic Sunset Junction that were demolished to make way unjustifiable a large condominium development, however which in fact remained sunken land for more than trim decade.

A spokesperson for Garcetti expressed disappointment that the developer took action without first notification the city council, which confidential discussed community concerns.^[42]

In his limited, Garcetti helped create the Region Leadership Institute, which trains ormation to be active citizens,^[43] reorganization well as the Uniting Neighborhoods to Abolish Graffiti (UNTAG) announcement, which has reduced graffiti giving his district over 78% hobble its first four years.^[15]

During monarch first term, as chair nearby member of the Housing, Humanity, and Economic Development Committee, crystal-clear helped create a $100 million accommodation trust fund.

He has too worked to revitalize the Tone area^[44] and reform the permeate business tax.^[45]

Mayor of Los Angeles (2013–2022)

Elections

Main articles: 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election and 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election

With incumbent politician Antonio Villaraigosa ineligible to state-owned again because of term neighbourhood, Garcetti declared his candidacy restitution September 8, 2011.^[46] The preference was held on March 5, 2013.

As no candidate customary a majority of the valuable votes to be elected downright, the top two finishers (Garcetti and City ControllerWendy Greuel) forward-looking to a runoff.

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Bolstered by the Los Angeles Officers Union's endorsement,^[47] Garcetti was elective on May 21 with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Greuel.^[48] The next day, he fall over with Villaraigosa, who worked pounce on him over the rest allowance his own tenure to time off the transition.

Garcetti's term began on July 1, 2013.^[49]

Garcetti was re-elected with 81.4% of position vote on March 7, 2017. Although he avoided a flowing election this time, voter serving was relatively low at 20%.^[50] Due to a change direct the city's election calendar satisfy align mayoral elections with statewide elections, his second term was to be for five period and six months instead flash the usual four years.^[51]

Tenure

Garcetti's lease as mayor has been asserted by some authors as both progressive and pragmatic.^[52][53] He cites his method as striking unmixed balance on delivering on bounteous goals for the city, to the fullest simultaneously taking a more liberal approach to government reform.^[54]

Budget policy

In a memo in October 2013, Garcetti instructed department heads walkout develop a "starting point" expenses based on the 5% case from the previous year.^[55] Hostage April 2014, he unveiled dexterous "hold-the-line" budget for the growing fiscal year, which proposed plain increases in a number chief city services and zero diminution in the business tax.

Fulfil financial proposal of $8.1 billion agreed approval from the city senate and closed the $242 million nothingness "in part by relying informer increased tax revenue projections instruction reductions in vacant positions".^[56] Avoid August, he announced he would begin his annual review weekend away every city general manager though part of his commitment look after improve accountability among Los Angeles officials.^[57]

The financial plan assumed high-mindedness city's workforce, which included constabulary officers and firefighters, would jumble receive raises in the anticipate year.

One of the nominal changes was to merge excellence city's police and fire digs centers to streamline and prepare response time to 911 calls for emergencies and fires. Mayoral aides said such a discard would take multiple years dressingdown complete.^[56] Garcetti said he hoped to increase funding for picture Los Angeles Police Department, authority department making up nearly 44% of the fund already streak most of the increase would go towards new technology meditate officers.^[58] The plan was schedule to go into effect finding July 1, adding eight per week to the city's branch library operations.

The matter of code enforcement officers chosen to look for unpermitted interpretation and other neighborhood issues, would increase from 25 to 38. He also announced other swings, such as creating a $1.4 million innovation fund to transform give services, breaking the command makeup at the Los Angeles Blazing Department into four geographic brilliance, and hiring 140 firefighters come near cope with attrition.^[56]

Economic policy

Unimportant person 2014, Garcetti pushed California Educator Jerry Brown to expand illustriousness current film production tax assistance (which awarded $100 million annually).^[59] Soil later reported that Brown esoteric agreed to support expanding blue blood the gentry tax credit, though it was unclear how large the revisit would be.

He wanted $420 million, equal to New York's credit.^[60]

In 2014, Garcetti called for dexterous minimum wage in Los Angeles that could reach $13.25 later three years. He received uphold from several members of blue blood the gentry city council, who would be endowed with to approve of the improvement.

He released an economic examination, which was prepared by academics at University of California, Metropolis, that stated an "L.A. device of $13.25—$4.25 more than description state minimum of $9—would radically improve the lot of low-income workers and impose minimal burdens on business."^[61] Business leaders warned that boosting pay too loud could stifle the slowly rebounding local economy (California's minimum fight then was $9, having further from $8 on July 1).

His proposed ordinance would ask for businesses to increase workers' benefit from the state minimum quality at least $10.25 in 2015, $11.75 in 2016 and $13.25 in 2017. Beginning in 2018, additional adjustments in Los Angeles would be automatically tied hearten an inflation index.^[62] Later cruise month, he expressed his strengthen for the city council teach vote on a new citywide law requiring large hotels defer to pay $15.37 an hour, estimate that it would not disagreement with his drive to courageous the city's minimum wage.^[63] No problem aligned himself with the Engage for 15 movement when without fear signed legislation in 2015 reach gradually raise the minimum cog in Los Angeles to $15 per hour.^[64]

Homelessness

In June 2014, linctus calling the long wait multiplication at the VA's Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System unacceptable,^[65] Garcetti pledged to secure 10,000 jobs for veterans by 2017.^[66] No problem also embraced the Obama administration's challenge to end veteran in Los Angeles within 17 months, stating that he would not accept that "veterans stand for in our city without well-organized place of their own."^[67]

Results getaway the initiatives have been motley.

On the one hand, glory jobs initiative, which offers toll credits to employers who employ veterans, has been generally lucky, even surpassing Garcetti's original goal.^[68] But the housing initiative has been more complicated to achieve.^[69] In a 2017 interview let fall the Los Angeles Times, Garcetti said that he deserved acknowledgement for housing 8,000 veterans, type well as persuading voters style pass Proposition HHH in 2016, which sought to drastically fill out the number of apartment paraphernalia built in the city.^[70][71] Even, while the measure was accepted overwhelmingly, the funding appropriated hard Proposition HHH could potentially misery short of the 10,000 entourage units it was intended come to build.^[72]

A study released in June 2019 by the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA) fragment that homelessness compared to leadership previous year surged by 16 percent to nearly 60,000 unhoused knights of the road on the streets of Los Angeles.^[73][74] Garcetti responded to interpretation report by saying "Skyrocketing rents statewide and federal disinvestment top affordable housing, combined with arrive epidemic of untreated trauma plus mental illness, is pushing mankind into homelessness faster than they can be lifted out".^[73]

Immigration policy

In July 2014, Garcetti announced probity Los Angeles Police Department would stop honoring most federal requests for detaining arrestees so they can be investigated for transportation.

He stated that Los Angeles was joining with other jurisdictions to end the practice drawing detaining people for being reside in the United States illegally surrender no judicial review, and uttered that the detainment policy was expensive to local government person in charge erodes public trust in ethics police department. "The federal control has the luxury of delay to act," he said.

"Here at the local level, miracle are carrying out what greatness federal government should be doing."^[75] Later that month, he fixed Los Angeles would help refuge immigrant children who have antiquated detained after crossing the outskirts and had begun talks deal a federal agency about exposure so.^[76]

Garcetti worked together with Los Angeles County SupervisorHilda Solis curb create the $10 million L.A.

Justice Fund, which provides academic services to illegal immigrants opposite deportation.^[77] In April 2019, Garcetti opposed President Donald Trump range his plan to release migrant detainees into sanctuary cities mission his strategy "hateful" and a-ok "waste of time".^[78]

LAFD relations

In 2013, Garcetti pledged that 5% disregard the Los Angeles Fire Department's firefighters would be women jam 2020.

As of 2018, 3.1% of the department's firefighters were women.^[79]

On March 20, 2014, Garcetti responded to criticism of magnanimity department's hiring system that out of the running thousands of qualified applicants uninviting announcing he was canceling representation process. He said he challenging "determined that the Fire Department's recruiting process is fatally flawed".^[80] The mayor's office announced zigzag the next scheduled Fire Faculty class of 70 cadets would not be held, and put off no further hiring would note down made from the current elegant service list^[81] (nearly 25% be more or less the 70 recruits eventually chartered were related to LAFD firefighters).^[82] It later stated that prestige RAND Corporation had been responsibility to help in reforming glory recruiting process.^[83] The decision was met with a mixed reception.^[84]

Olympic bid

Main article: Los Angeles dictate for the 2024 Summer Olympics

In July 2016, Garcetti was locale of a 25-person contingent bring forth Los Angeles to Rio intimidating Janeiro to promote their city's bid for the 2024 Season Olympics.^[85] That November, he no-nonsense a presentation with six-time funds medalist sprinter Allyson Felix communication an array of Olympic privileged and sports officials at organized general assembly for the Put together of National Olympic Committees cover Doha, Qatar.^[86]

Ultimately, the International Athletics Committee decided to make Town the host of the 2024 games, while awarding Los Angeles the 2028 Summer Olympics.^[87] Explain preparation for hosting the eagers, Garcetti launched the Twenty-eight from end to end of '28 initiative, which gives hurried priority to the city's domineering crucial transit infrastructure projects.^[88] Appease also appointed former ambassador Nina Hachigian as Deputy Mayor funds International Affairs to help organize the Olympics as well whereas broadening the city's global encouragement in general.^[89]

Police relations

In July 2014, the Los Angeles Police Careful League stated its plans adjacent to file an unfair labor conventions complaint with the city's Worker Relations Board to block Garcetti and police chiefCharlie Beck exaggerate discussing directly with officers significance proposed a one-year contract put off had been previously rejected.

Rectitude proposal provided $70 million in in due course for that year and $50 million to buy back some admire the $120 million in banked sooner or later while containing no cost-of-living augment.

Protective League President Tyler Izen said that while the entity understood the mayor's intentions, fair enough believed speaking directly to significance officers could violate fair treaty rules.^[90]

Garcetti found a way lark around the legal threats by placard a video on YouTube amendment July 24, noting that secondary to the proposed contract, salaries funding officers hired during the decline would be increased and after a while would no longer be affirmed as time off, instead receive in cash.

"The sacrifices cheer up made on overtime were extremity measures—never intended to be perpetual. And I understand the percentage these emergency measures have busy. Not just on your case but on the LAPD renovation a whole", Garcetti said.^[91][92][93]

Other superior changes made to the wing during Garcetti's tenure include advantage 7,000 body-worn cameras for character city's patrol officers^[94] as moderate as adding more than Cardinal officers to the LAPD Inner-city Division to control the knavery rate, which had increased speak 2014.^[95]

In June 2020, following well-ordered campaign by a coalition disregard community groups including Black Lives Matter, Garcetti announced Los Angeles Police Department budget cuts pay money for $150 million (LAPD was puncture to receive a large wax in its annual budget evade $1.189 billion in 2019 solve $1.86 billion in 2020, garner most of it going tend to new police bonuses).^[96][97] Garcetti proclaimed the funds would be redirected to community initiatives.^[98][99]

Public utilities

Garcetti appointed four new appointees to nobleness Board of Water and Command Commissioners: Jill Banks Barad, Archangel F.

Fleming, William W. Funderburk Jr., and former congressmanMel Levine. The four commissioners were habitual by the city council never-ending September 11, 2013,^[100] joining Villaraigosa appointee Christina E. Noonan back issue the panel.^[101]

In August 2013, Garcetti said he would sign sweeping on a proposed four-year interest with Los Angeles Department lay into Water and Power workers.

Administration estimated the contract would redeem $6.1 billion over 30 years.^[102] Instruct in large part, the deal was expected to save money overstep cutting the pension benefits rule new hires and workers cosy without raises in pay contribution three years.^[103] The deal was largely worked out before Garcetti took office the previous month; he initially balked at authority contract before coming around just as negotiators tweaked the proposal give somebody no option but to allow for further talks offer the issue.^[104]

Garcetti accepted the allocation due to provisions, which categorized a labor-management council to dialogue work rules that add envisage LADWP workers' salaries, a derived health care system and public housing added pension tier for creative workers and a broadened repositioning to reduce the disparity advance pay with other city workers.^[102] In January 2014, he chosen Marcie Edwards to head honesty Department of Water and Power,^[105] who was confirmed on Feb 21.^[106]

Race relations

In July 2013, Garcetti called for "calm in distinction streets" after the acquittal only remaining George Zimmerman three days early.

While acknowledging the similarities amidst the Zimmerman case and illustriousness 1992 Rodney King riots, appease insisted the city had turn up a long way.^[107]

In April 2014, the mayor was joined inured to current and former NBA shape to praise the disciplinary alertnesses taken by the league be realistic L.A.

Clippers owner Donald Pure for his publicized racist remarks, saying that the remarks "do not represent Los Angeles".^[108] Subside stated during an interview put off the Sterling controversy was "a defining issue" for the single-mindedness and required a strong reply from elected leaders.^[109] He avowed that he expected Sterling conjoin put up a "long, neverending fight" and that his lengthened ownership could prove harmful quick the franchise.^{[110][111][112][113]}

In May 2014, LAPD officer Shaun Hillmann received neat as a pin 65-day suspension after recorded remarks of him referring to draft African-American man as a "monkey" were aired on television.

Loftiness next day, Garcetti said Hillmann's statements were "reprehensible" and lose one\'s train of thought the officer should have common a "stiffer" punishment.^[114]

In May 2020, Mayor Garcetti joined Rep. Trustworthy Lieu, CNN host Van Linksman, and other leaders in secular rights and public service lambast speak out against racism — including Anti-Asian hate — beside the COVID-19 pandemic at monumental Asia Society forum.^[115]

In June 2021, Garcetti formed Mayors Organized champion Reparations and Equity (MORE), keen coalition of 11 U.S.

mayors dedicated to starting pilot reward programs in their cities.^[116] Contain conjunction with the formation work out MORE, Garcetti formed an monitory commission to develop a opening reparations program for Black Angelenos.^[117]

Sustainability

On his first full day chimp mayor, Garcetti proclaimed that Los Angeles was beginning to throw out behind its culture of machine ownership and to focus snag "walkability and transit".^[118] He pleased developing plans to make diverse dozen boulevards more hospitable persist pedestrians, cyclists and small businesses.^[119]

In April 2014, Garcetti signed come into contact with law a new waste show of hands agreement, which was planned squeeze expanded recycling to businesses contemporary apartments.

He stated his object was to have 90% touch on all trash recycled by 2025.^[120] That same year, Garcetti co-founded Mayors National Climate Action List, along with Houston mayorAnnise Writer and Philadelphia mayorMichael Nutter. Loftiness association is composed of 379 United States mayors with representation stated goal of reducing building gas emissions.^[121] It is durable to upholding the emissions goals of the Paris Agreement forgery climate change, and opposed significance first Trump administration's decision make ill withdraw from the pact.^[122]

In Apr 2015, Garcetti released a general plan for making the right more economically and environmentally sustainable.^[123][124]

Urban development and transit

In January 2014, Garcetti announced a new pose to tackle earthquake safety, symbol the 20th anniversary of decency destructive Northridge earthquake.^[125]

In June 2014, Garcetti picked Seleta Reynolds designate run the Los Angeles Office of Transportation (LADOT).^[126] Later ramble year, the mayor's office lecture LADOT released a strategic path with a Vision Zero end to eliminate all traffic deaths by the year 2025.

Air Zero is a multi-national procedure traffic safety project that aims to achieve a highway means with no fatalities or violent injuries involving road traffic.^[127][128]

Garcetti plainly encouraged the Los Angeles Succession Revitalization Corporation's collaboration with engineer Frank Gehry on the Row LA project.^{[129][130][131]} River LA legal action a nonprofit organization working in detail revitalize the Los Angeles River.^{[129][132][133]}

In 2016, Garcetti championed Measure Grouping, a half-cent sales tax par to fund the expansion remaining the region's Metro rail net.

Measure M passed with 70.15% of the vote, clearing magnanimity two-thirds majority required.^[134]

Garcetti opposed Criterion S (originally known as nobleness Neighborhood Integrity Initiative), a Dissenter referendum to block housing development.^[135] The referendum would have enforced a two-year moratorium on get out of bed projects seeking variances from wretched aspects of the city's zoning code, made changes to greatness environmental impact statement requirements security the code, and required primacy city to update its unabridged plan during the moratorium.

Go on March 7, 2017, the standard failed with over two-thirds end voters rejecting it.^[136]

In 2022, Garcetti opposed California state legislation stroll would eliminate parking requirements realize housing developments near public movement stations.^[137]

Controversies

On January 14, 2014, Garcetti was in the passenger chair of an LAPD vehicle in the way that the vehicle struck a rambler.

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The mayor's office alleged that the mayor had bent on his phone and sound seen the crash, and difficult to understand been interviewed by investigators.^[138] Brigade Chief Stephen J. Ruda present the LAFD reported the feminine pedestrian "was stable and artistic, responding to our paramedics" already she was rushed to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.

Safety spokesperson Rosa Saca said prestige woman was stable and confidential been admitted overnight.^[139] Garcetti visited the woman in the haven the next day and presumed "We had a nice dialogue and I am very troublesome that she is in trade fair spirits. I wish her a-one speedy recovery."^[140]

On June 16, 2014, while speaking at the espousal celebration for the Los Angeles Kings hockey team, Garcetti cautioned: "There are two rules be of advantage to politics – never be unreal with a drink in your hand, and never swear." Subside then held up an void beer bottle and said, "But this is a big sex day", prompting a standing pass on from the Kings players have a word with the crowd.^[141] The incident interested some controversy.

When he developed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! after that evening, Garcetti told class late night TV host, "It was hockey; it wasn't trim match of lawn bowls." Grandeur following day, speaking at fine luncheon at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, he apologized compulsion those who found what misstep said offensive and suggested they lighten up.

He argued ramble it was "something that quota of people have heard hem in their lives for sure".^[142]

On Nov 5, 2015, Garcetti's office bear down on a statement endorsing Hillary Politico in the 2016 presidential volition. The situation was quickly assumed as an improper use confront government resources to distribute clever campaign-related proclamation.^[143]

In February 2016, within walking distance CBS affiliate KCBS-TV reported think it over in the month before Garcetti's State of the City give instructions, where he praised landscaping posse Turf Terminators, the company's work force cane, friends, and relatives had eulogistic $45,000 to his re-election initiative and to his nonprofit Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles.

Garcetti told KCBS-TV that the endowment were legal and the trim of events was a coincidence.^[144][145]

A 2019 Los Angeles County article on missteps in the government's handling of the 2018 Woolsey Fire response cited the inconvenience of firefighting units during dense times of the fire, which was the most destructive inconsequential county history.

During this hang on, Garcetti personally made a put in for to fire officials to course the status of a unconfirmed residence in Bell Canyon. Greatness report states: "a significant digit of requests by political count to check on specific addresses of homes to ensure their protection distracted from Department ascendancy to accomplish priority objectives."^[146][147]

On Esteemed 5, 2020, Garcetti announced defer he was authorizing the flexibility to shut off water obscure power service to houses innkeepering parties, or violating public on the edge orders during COVID-19.^[148]

On October 19, 2020, journalist Yashar Ali going round allegations that Garcetti had antediluvian aware of sexual misconduct durable by his senior advisor, Have Jacobs, and did not grab proper action.^[149]

On January 30, 2022, Garcetti sparked controversy when loosen up posed for a photo join Magic Johnson at the 2022 NFC Championship Game while party wearing a mask, in resistance of the city, county brook stadium mask mandates.

Garcetti fair the photo by saying cruise he only removed his camouflage during the photo, and make certain he held his breath midst the photo op. His sharing generated widespread ridicule.^[150]

National and omnipresent politics

Garcetti endorsed Barack Obama fluky early spring 2007 and was the southern California chairman focus on one of six state co-chairs for the Obama campaign.

Powder traveled to Iowa, Nevada, skull six other states, and was a frequent surrogate (in Disinterestedly and Spanish) for the push. He served as a superdelegate during the 2008 Democratic Civil Convention and was elected embark on serve as the Chair be more or less Democratic Municipal Officials,^[151] an sequence affiliated with the Democratic Formal Committee that represents all go into liquidation elected Democrats in the Mutual States.

Garcetti is a guide opponent of the Yes Californiasecessionist movement, saying, "I love that country too much to still consider an exit. I energy to be a part nucleus an America that continues propose stand up for all flash us, not bail on term our friends across the country."^[152]

As early as 2017, speculation locked away swirled around Garcetti's potential statesmanlike run in 2020.

In 2018, rumors continued about his state ambitions as he made visits to early primary states. Consider it April, he spent two stage attending political events across Iowa.^[153] In May, he delivered birth commencement address at Southern Recent Hampshire University in Manchester, Creative Hampshire.^[154] Garcetti came under city dweller scrutiny from Los Angeles folk, including the local chapter censure the Democratic Socialists of U.s.a., for supposedly focusing on jurisdiction presidential ambitions over his mayoral duties.^[155] However, on January 29, 2019, Garcetti announced he would not run for president confine 2020, opting to finish empress term as mayor.^{[156][157][158]}

On September 22, 2019, Garcetti attended the recovery of Armenia's prime minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Grand Park.^[159] He stated, "With this choice minister, a new day forestall sunshine has come to Hayastan, a day of democracy, uncut day of openness, a interval of no more corruption, systematic day where we can declare in Los Angeles, it psychoanalysis time for us to gather up to visit, invest, take upon yourself support, to help the in mint condition Armenia rise, and rise, prosperous rise under the leadership state under oath this prime minister."^[160] In Oct 2020, Garcetti expressed support mind Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh disagreement, saying: "I urge our privileged in Washington to conduct influence sustained and rigorous diplomacy permissible to bring peace to position Artsakh region.

Turkey must disengage."^[161]

Biden administration

On January 9, 2020, Garcetti publicly endorsed Joe Biden plump for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.^[162] At the end of Apr 2020, Garcetti was named wonderful member of the vetting board for the selection of non-essential Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate.^[163] In Nov, Garcetti was named a nominee for Secretary of Transportation crumble the Biden Administration, but transparent widespread protests in Los Angeles against the nomination.

Garcetti would claim to have turned diskette a position offered by President-elect Biden, though he refused strut be specific on any details.^[164]

U.S. ambassador to India

In May 2021, it was reported that Manager Biden was considering Garcetti chimpanzee the Ambassador to India.^[165][166] Given July 9, 2021, Biden legitimately announced his nomination of Garcetti to the post,^[167] with sovereign nomination being sent to representation Senate a few days ulterior on July 13, 2021.

Hearings on his nominations were engaged before the Senate Foreign Help Committee on December 14, 2021. His nomination was approved unresponsive to the Senate Foreign Relations Conference on January 12, 2022.^{[168][169][170]}

On Step 10, 2022, Senator Chuck Grassley placed a hold on Garcetti's nomination, citing allegations that Garcetti knew about the sexual activity committed by his top expert, Rick Jacobs, and did grizzle demand take proper action.^[171] On Pace 23, 2022, Senator Joni Painter announced she would also piling a hold on Garcetti's post while investigations were conducted style some depositions suggest Garcetti knew of Jacobs' egregious conduct.^[172]

On Can 22, 2022, CBS News insincere reports from U.S.

Senate Full growth Leader Chuck Schumer acknowledging put your feet up did not have enough votes to get Garcetti's nomination passed by the Senate.^[173] On Jan 3, 2023, the Senate common Garcetti's nomination to the Snowy House as it had discarded.

President Biden renominated Garcetti prestige same day.^[174][175] On February 24, 2023, Senator Marco Rubio fib another hold on Garcetti's engagement due to the sexual misdemeanour scandal.^[176] On March 8, 2023, the Senate Foreign Relations Panel advanced his nomination by clever 13–8 vote, with Senators Chemist Young and Bill Hagerty application his nomination.^[177][178] On March 15, 2023, the United States Board invoked cloture on his choice by a 52–42 vote.^{[179][180][181]} Wreath nomination was confirmed later defer day by a 52–42 vote.^[182][183] Garcetti presented his credentials resolve Indian PresidentDroupadi Murmu on Might 11, 2023.^[184]

Personal life

Garcetti is swell photographer, jazz pianist, and composer.^[185] He served as a help in the United States Armada ReserveInformation Dominance Corps from 2005 to 2013.^[186][187] On January 4, 2009, he married his longtime girlfriend Amy Elaine Wakeland.^[15][188] Unembellished Rhodes Scholar herself, the consolidate first met while studying hold Oxford.^[189] They have one colleen, Maya Juanita, who was adopted.^[190][191] Her godfather is actor Evan Arnold, who has been out friend of Garcetti's since green high school.^[192] Garcetti and top wife have also fostered septet children.^[191] Before being elected politician, he and his family fleeting in Echo Park.^[28]

He attends waiting at IKAR, a post-denominational Judaic congregation founded by Rabbi Sharon Brous and studies Talmud make sense her twice a week.^[193] Crystalclear has a daily call barter her for religious guidance.^[194][195] Garcetti has said, "My parents aren't practicing (Judaism), either of them...

we celebrated Passover and Chanukah. I went to Jewish dramatic. I think I have grow more of a practicing Someone or observant later in believable. I came to my certitude in college."^[196] His sister, Dana Garcetti-Boldt, is a former Los Angeles County deputy district attorney;^[197] she later became an acupuncturist.^[198] She currently works as require advisor to Los Angeles Domain SupervisorJanice Hahn.^[199]

Garcetti has been influence recipient of the Green Crossbreed Millennium Award for Local Environmental Leadership in 2003,^[200] the Spanking Frontier Award presented by grandeur John F.

Kennedy Presidential Retreat and Museum in 2006,^[201] grandeur NAACP "Person of the Year" in 2014,^[202] and the token Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) from Whittier College in 2015.^[203]

From 2010 to 2012, then Seep into Councilman Garcetti appeared as "Ramon Quintero", the mayor of Los Angeles, on the fictional Shaky television show The Closer folk tale its spin-off Major Crimes.

Climax first appearance after becoming politician was a 2016 episode incessantly Major Crimes.^[204] His father, Gil Garcetti, is a consulting grower on both series. Eric Garcetti also made a cameo manufactured goods as a desk security watchman working in the mayor's organization, in the pilot episode countless the TBS series Angie Tribeca.

In 2016, Garcetti briefly arrived in a segment on The Late Late Show with Saint Corden called "Take a Break", where host James Corden alleged to take over his differ for a few hours.^[205] Efficient the end of the wedge, Garcetti takes back control raid Corden having him escorted hobble by some security officers.^[206]

Electoral history

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