Great news! The LA News Group family of newspapers - including the Los Angeles Daily News - have endorsed Wendy Greuel for Mayor.
Here's an excerpt from their endorsement:
Before Los Angeles goes to the polls next month to choose a new mayor, voters must ask themselves: Which candidate has the strongest combination of qualifications, political skill and personal character? Which of the eight people on the ballot can best represent city residents' diverse interests? Which man or woman has the best chance to lead L.A. back from the fiscal brink?
This newspaper's editorial board has weighed those questions and found a clear answer. It's Wendy Greuel.
Greuel, the city controller and former city councilwoman who worked in the Clinton administration, is the only candidate who has held citywide office and served in government outside the flawed culture of L.A. City Hall. She is the only candidate who has valuable experience in private business along with a government resume, having been an executive in the entertainment industry for five years before her City Council stint. She has received not only much-scrutinized endorsements from labor unions but also support from important business leaders, perhaps reflecting the sensibility of her power base in the San Fernando Valley.
