The key element considered in our choices is the economy. The country recovered, the city as a whole recovered, and Downtown eventually recovered, but not until the end of the decade. Downtown is certainly better positioned than it was a decade ago, but we don't want to get near the nightmare of a recession again, not Downtown, not anywhere in the city. Economic uncertainty means that jobs of all descriptions are in danger. Our retirement funds suffer.
All government services suffer.
There is nothing that is not tainted by a bad economy. L.A. is a unique urban environment, and it takes knowing it well to love it. Candidates who have balanced sympathies and understandings of both business and labor. We chose those whose eyes, mind, heart and experience have not been spent elsewhere and are therefore focused here. All of their considerable political experience is local.