“Ninety-five percent of my work is being mayor. But that 5% that nags a...” — Eric Garcetti Quote

Ninety-five percent of my work is being mayor. But that 5% that nags at all of us - of what's going wrong in this country - I think is best thought out not in your own head but by getting out there, being out there, and listening to Americans.

The White House is not where power comes from in this country. The cities and the local communities of this nation are prepared to save Washington - and not vice versa.

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

You don't have to be Latino to speak powerfully about how important it is to have a police department that cares for our immigrant communities.

As a mayor, I've learned that people look to their elected leaders for practical solutions, not partisan ones. They expect results, not political treatises.

My mother at the age of 65 decided she was going to run for mayor. She had never run for public office, and she decided she wanted to try and do some things for the community.

When you're mayor, not every project is going to go well.

We cannot have a mayor who does not support pension reform. We cannot have a mayor who will not support managed competition for city services when voters passed it overwhelmingly.

Obviously as a mayor, I'm in competition with my neighboring cities as well as cities around the country.