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Eric Garcetti Wins Endorsements from City Council's Black Members

April 08 2013
Written by Joel Rubin.

Surrounding himself with the City Council's three African American members, mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti traveled Saturday morning to Leimert Park — the historic heart of black Los Angeles — for a rally in which he sought to galvanize support among black voters.

 

Speaking before a crowd of just a few dozen people, Garcetti presented himself as a candidate with strong family ties to South Los Angeles, speaking about the barbershop his grandfather owned a few miles away.

He also touched on issues that resonate with many black Angelenos, making references to crime and a debate over whether the park will be a stop on a future rail line. (Read more here.) 

 

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