In Less than Twelve Hours, the Polls Will Be Open

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This year's primary campaigns in the City of Los Angeles are setting records for political spending. On the top of the ballot, of course, is the race to succeed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The five major candidates for Mayor are City Council members Eric Garcetti and Jan Perry; former council member, now City Controller, Wendy Greuel; lawyer and former talk-show host Kevin James and technology executive and former financial advisor Emanuel Pleitez. We hear from KCRW's Saul Gonzalez on the powers the office has and those that it doesn't, then speak with experts following the race.

You check out all of our election coverage at KCRW.com/RaceForMayor.

Credits

Guests:

  • Dan Schnur - Professor of Politics and Communications,USC and former Republican strategist - @danschnur
  • Jim Newton - editor at Blueprint and professor of public policy and communications at UCLA - @newton_jim
  • Fernando Guerra - professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University and director of its Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles - @LMU_CSLA

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Anna Scott, Evan George