I think I bring a perspective that local communities are what make this country great, and they are the laboratories of democracy. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
The travel that I've spent around the country, I always come back with ideas for L.A. and vice versa: My experiences in… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
The White House is not where power comes from in this country. The cities and the local communities of this nation are… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
Los Angeles is the strongest defender of immigrants perhaps of any city in this country. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
Ninety-five percent of my work is being mayor. But that 5% that nags at all of us - of what's going wrong… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I think it is time for a radical federalism in this country, where people trust innovation coming from the local level and… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I have an incredible compass. You can put me back in a country I haven't been in 20 years and say, 'Get… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I think connected to poverty is the trauma of poverty. It's not just a material thing; it's a psychological thing that we… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I agree with President Trump that we need good jobs in this country, but let's get to that business rather than the… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I think it's really important to talk education, to talk infrastructure, to talk good jobs and the future of work. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I have a piano in my office, and sometimes during meetings, I'll sit down and goof on the keyboard a little bit. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I don't think you can lead a nation if you don't have a definition of the nation. We have to define, as Democrats, what… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I'm a typical mutt American. I have an Italian last name. Half-Mexican, half-Jewish. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
Campaigns are these moments of suspended animation where people usually learn how to be friends afterward. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
The idea of red-washing or blue-washing an entire county because a few more people vote one way or the other does a disservice to… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those politicians, to my probably discredit, who thinks very far ahead. It has to feel right to me and not… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
Most people will be primarily getting into autonomous vehicles if we look 20, 30 years out. If we mandate that autonomous vehicles have to… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
