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In Less than Twelve Hours, the Polls Will Be Open
This year's primary campaigns in the City of Los Angeles are setting records for political spending. On the top of the ballot, of course, is the race to succeed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThis year's primary campaigns in the City of Los Angeles are setting records for political spending. On the top of the ballot, of course, is the race to succeed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The five major candidates for Mayor are City Council members Eric Garcetti and Jan Perry; former council member, now City Controller, Wendy Greuel; lawyer and former talk-show host Kevin James and technology executive and former financial advisor Emanuel Pleitez. We hear from KCRW's Saul Gonzalez on the powers the office has and those that it doesn't, then speak with experts following the race.
You check out all of our election coverage at KCRW.com/RaceForMayor.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Dan Schnur
Professor of Politics and Communications, USC
Jim Newton
professor of public policy and communications at UCLA, author of “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening”
Fernando Guerra
professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University and director of its Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles
The full episode
1 of 2Preview of the Los Angeles City Elections- 0:00In Less than Twelve Hours, the Polls Will Be OpenYou’re reading this
- 23:30LAUSD School Board Races