“Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the ...” — Eric Garcetti Quote

Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the time.

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.

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.

Think about Kennedy. Think about Carter. Think about Clinton. Think about Obama. They've all been in their forties and from outside Washington, or underdogs in one way or another. I just think that Americans are looking everywhere, saying, 'Hey, show me some authenticity. Show me somebody who's practical. Show me people who run things.'

Most people have trouble pronouncing my name, so they just call me 'Mayor Pete.'

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.

The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.

I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.

Only in Chicago do they care more about who the mayor is than who's president.