Spot Focuses on Stopping Waste, Strengthening Schools
Los Angeles, CA — Wendy Greuel’s campaign for Mayor is launching its second 30-second television ad today. In the ad, “Every Child,” Greuel highlights examples of waste she has identified as Controller and the important priorities that could have been funded with those wasted taxpayer dollars, such as libraries and afterschool programs.
“I’ll be a mayor for all of Los Angeles, so no one is left behind. I’ll fight to make government more accountable and transparent and crack down on waste. And I’ll make sure we have the resources to invest in important priorities, such as parks, libraries, and afterschool programs for our kids,” Greuel said. “As a mom of a kid in an LAUSD public school, no one will fight harder for more resources for our schools. I’ll work to reform our public schools so that parents have more choices and more local control.”
Greuel is the only mayoral candidate to air two television ads.
A copy of the script is below. Read background information on the topics discussed in the ad.
“Every Child”
Millions of dollars worth of city gas – missing.
$4.8 million on free cell phones for City employees.
City officials traveling in luxury while libraries are being closed.
I’m Wendy Greuel, and as Controller, the waste I found could have paid to keep our libraries open, and fund millions of dollars for afterschool programs.
As a parent with a child in our public schools, I’ll be a mayor for all of LA – every school, every child.
Greuel recently earned the support of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS), the Los Angeles News Group (which owns the LA Daily News), Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project, and the Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA).
Greuel has also secured endorsements from prominent elected and community leaders including U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, Congressmembers Janice Hahn and Tony Cardenas, Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, State Senators Fran Pavley and Alex Padilla, Former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg, Assemblymembers Bonnie Lowenthal, Felipe Fuentes and Nancy Skinner, Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Bill Rosendahl and José Huizar, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, and civil rights icons Dolores Huerta and John Mack.