The Daily Bruin Editorial Board, which represents the voice of the entire newspaper, has endorsed a candidate for each race – the candidate we think has UCLA and Los Angeles’ best interests at heart, a strong vision for the city, and the capability to effect real change.
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Kevin James missing experience in city planning, politics
Kevin James, a former assistant U.S. attorney, has a wealth of experience in the legal field, but lacks the city planning and political experience that is necessary to be the mayor of a large metropolitan city like Los Angeles. Though James has several interesting ideas for what he would do as mayor, they are not […]
Wendy Greuel presents few concrete ideas on job growth
Wendy Greuel, who serves as the city’s accountant in her role as controller, may have received her degree from UCLA, but she still seems ill-equipped to address issues facing Westwood and students on campus.
Paul Koretz more pragmatic choice for city council
Incumbent Paul Koretz has our vote for representing the 5th District – partly because of his know-how, partly because of his feasible ideas, but mostly because he is a far better candidate than his opponent. Mark Herd, who is running against Koretz, is certainly familiar with the Westwood area. But during his interview with the […]
Emanuel Pleitez provides worthy ideas for future development
Although Emanuel Pleitez is running a grassroots campaign and is currently not favored to win, he has developed interesting ideas that are worth considering regardless of who ultimately wins office.
Mark Herd lacks complete grasp of a councilmember’s role
We do not think Mark Herd is qualified to take over for current councilmember Paul Koretz, because Herd offered unrealistic or shallow solutions to problems, both in Westwood and at the city level. Herd – a Westwood resident who grew up in the Village – is familiar with some local problems, like high business turnover […]
Jan Perry strong on education plan, but lacks job creation blueprint
Jan Perry’s understanding of the Los Angeles Unified School District and her thoughtfulness in other policy areas make her a candidate we would trust as mayor.