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Eric Garcetti
Algerian
Politician
Born:
Feb 4
,
1971
Angeles
Country
Me
People
Think
You
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No sane person would run for president, right?
Eric Garcetti
President
Run
Would
Person
Sane
Right
I'm very much a California boy. I try to eat healthy and exercise.
Eric Garcetti
Try
Healthy
Eat
California
Exercise
Boy
Very
Much
If a sanctuary city means that our police department does not enforce federal immigration laws, then we are one. But declaring yourself a 'sanctuary city' also signals to a lot of people that you are protecting hard-core criminals, which I don't, and I don't believe in.
Eric Garcetti
You
Yourself
People
Immigration
Police
Believe
Our
Criminals
Signals
Immigration Laws
City
Laws
Federal
Police Department
Also
Protecting
Does
Lot
Department
Which
Sanctuary
Declaring
Then
Enforce
Means
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.
Eric Garcetti
Good
Business
Country
Good Jobs
President
Otherwise
President Trump
Jobs
Distractions
Citizens
Obamacare
Law-Abiding
Rather
Taking
Repealing
Trump
Families
Than
Contributing
Get
Communities
Agree
Away
Need
The Olympics have been an amazing part of Los Angeles' history. In many ways in 1932, they put us on the map when people didn't even know where Los Angeles was. In 1984, they were the first profitable Olympics of the modern era.
Eric Garcetti
History
People
Amazing
First
Ways
Angeles
Part
Put
Know
Era
Los
Los Angeles
Were
Been
Modern
Modern Era
Where
Us
Many
Even
Map
Profitable
Olympics
I think everyone has the impression that L.A. is Hollywood and fast lives. That couldn't be further from the truth.
Eric Garcetti
Truth
Think
Everyone
Further
Impression
Hollywood
Fast
Lives
I want to turn momentum on traffic. I want to make in a dent in homelessness on the way to eradicating it on our streets. But there's always something else to do tomorrow. And you have to be at peace knowing you're not going to finish it all.
Eric Garcetti
You
Peace
Tomorrow
Else
Our
Way
Something
Something Else
Finish
Knowing
Make
Always
Traffic
Dent
Going
Want
Turn
Momentum
Homelessness
Streets
I lived in Burma for a couple of summers in the '90s, working with the democratic resistance that had fled to the jungles.
Eric Garcetti
Summers
Had
Couple
Democratic
Burma
Working
Lived
Resistance
I have an incredible compass. You can put me back in a country I haven't been in 20 years and say, 'Get me from point A to point B,' and I'll take you there.
Eric Garcetti
Me
You
Country
Incredible
Back
Say
Point
Take
Put
Been
Years
Get
Compass
I'm pretty skinny, and I can sleep at the drop of a hat. So, take that middle seat in economy and save the money for other things you can do.
Eric Garcetti
You
Money
Drop
Other
Hat
Pretty
Take
Economy
Middle
Skinny
Seat
Things
Save
Sleep
My wife and I are foster parents.
Eric Garcetti
Wife
Parents
Foster
If you can speak Spanish, then you can have a stronger connection with the residents of Los Angeles.
Eric Garcetti
You
Speak
Stronger
Angeles
Los
Los Angeles
Spanish
Then
Connection
Residents
Los Angeles has all the ingredients of success... but we need to start with our education system.
Eric Garcetti
Success
Education
Our
System
Angeles
Los
Los Angeles
Ingredients
Start
Need
There's no question we need more housing, and we have to fight for that throughout California.
Eric Garcetti
Fight
More
No Question
Throughout
California
Housing
Question
Need
I'd hate to see new housing building accelerating while taking down buildings where there's 50 people living in rent-stabilized apartments.
Eric Garcetti
Hate
People
Building
Down
Living
See
Taking
New
Accelerate
Housing
Buildings
Where
While
Apartments
I always thought Grover Cleveland was from Cleveland.
Eric Garcetti
Thought
Cleveland
Always
I always say, as a leader, you've got to know when to get out of the way.
Eric Garcetti
You
Leader
Way
Say
Out
Know
Always
Got
Get
Withdrawing federal funds to prevent radiological or biological terrorist attack - that doesn't just hurt Los Angeles: that hurts America.
Eric Garcetti
Hurt
Hurts
Angeles
Prevent
Attack
Federal
Withdrawing
Terrorist
Terrorist Attack
Los
Los Angeles
America
Just
Biological
Funds
It is the responsibility, I think, of anybody in elected office to look for opportunities to help serve their people.
Eric Garcetti
People
Opportunities
Responsibility
Think
Look
Office
Anybody
Elected
Help
Serve
I have to spend my time worrying about poor families at the expense of helping businesses, or vice versa. To me, I really see that's the bridge I need to build.
Eric Garcetti
Time
Me
Build
Vice Versa
Spend
Worrying
See
About
My Time
Versa
Families
Expense
Vice
Poor
Really
Businesses
Helping
Bridge
Need
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.
Eric Garcetti
Work
Communication
Strategy
Think
Our
Focusing
Has-Been
City
City Hall
About
Economy
Hall
Disciplined
Making
Been
Very
Being
Mayor
We need to make sure teachers are in schools and that children have teachers.
Eric Garcetti
Schools
Make
Sure
Children
Teachers
Need
I'll never stop listening to police officers over politicians.
Eric Garcetti
Police
Listening
Politicians
Never
Never Stop
Over
Police Officers
Officers
Stop
My grandfather was an undocumented immigrant. My great-grandmother, my bisabuela, carried him over the border in her arms.
Eric Garcetti
Carried
Immigrant
Border
Over
Arms
Him
Undocumented
Grandfather
Her
I have a piano in my office, and sometimes during meetings, I'll sit down and goof on the keyboard a little bit.
Eric Garcetti
Sometimes
Sit
Down
Keyboard
Meetings
Bit
Piano
Goof
Office
Little
Little Bit
There are two rules in politics. They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear.
Eric Garcetti
Politics
Say
Rules
Drink
Never
Hand
Swear
Your
They Say
Ever
Two
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