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“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.”
“We need to make sure teachers are in schools and that children have teachers.”
“I agree with President Trump that we need good jobs in this country, but let's get to that business rather than the distractions of repealing Obamacare or raiding communities and taking otherwise law-abiding, contributing citizens away from their families.”
“I don't spend much time on the computer at all, so I do most of my email on my phone if I do any at all.”
“I've always said we need to build resilience locally.”
“There are two rules in politics. They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear.”
“Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically.”
“I think it's really important to talk education, to talk infrastructure, to talk good jobs and the future of work.”
“Los Angeles has all the ingredients of success... but we need to start with our education system.”
“You have to listen to your own heart.”
“We're looking to rebrand L.A. Not in some sort of radical way, but we've forgotten to sell this city, internationally and nationally... it's important for us to say who we are.”
“I'm the grandson of immigrants who came across rivers and oceans to get here, some without documentation.”
“Tax cuts that actually go to working-class, middle-class people, I'm not opposed to.”
“Withdrawing federal funds to prevent radiological or biological terrorist attack - that doesn't just hurt Los Angeles: that hurts America.”
“On my mom's side, the Jewish side of the family, I come from a family of musicians who are pianists, so I've always loved cultural expression.”
“I think our communication strategy has been very disciplined as being a back-to-basics mayor and about focusing on making City Hall work and jumpstarting our economy.”
“I think everyone has the impression that L.A. is Hollywood and fast lives. That couldn't be further from the truth.”
“I recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. And I have always recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state that we all want to emerge from negotiations toward a true two-state solution.”
“Los Angeles is the strongest defender of immigrants perhaps of any city in this country.”
“Homelessness is like public education - something that for far too long we haven't put the resources or love or attention to.”