Who Will Replace Garcetti Until the Next Election?
That ideal leader would be less concerned with currying favor and image-burnishing than an elected official whose success depends on public support.
Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies)
As Eric Garcetti prepares to head off to India as the U.S. Ambassador to that country, Los Angeles is still almost a year and a half away from its next scheduled election. While several potential candidates are lining up for that race, the city’s economic, housing, public safety and transportation crises are not going to fix themselves over the next eighteen months. The temptation among many local political leaders will be to defer significant action on these policy fronts and simply maintain the status quo until LA voters select our next chief executive, but this path of least political resistance ignores the urgency that these challenges require.
May 21, 2021
Fifteen-year-old Felipe Caceres isn’t fond of shots and needles. But when his school district in Davis opened a vaccine clinic for students his age, he quickly hopped in line.
“We don’t know everything, and there’s always a possibility you could get sick, but the goal is to be safe,” said Caceres, who is the last in his household to get a vaccine. “I’m a little nervous, I’m not that good with shots. But this is for the greater good.”
On May 10, the Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency authorization of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 and up. Following the announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health gave their approvals for using the vaccine in individuals 12 and older.
LAUSD announces plan for large-scale vaccine site for teachers, school staff at SoFi Stadium
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LOS ANGELES - L.A. Unified Wednesday announced a collaboration with the Los Angeles Rams, Hollywood Park and the City of Inglewood to operate a large-scale vaccination site on the grounds of SoFi Stadium that could serve teachers and school staff in L.A. County.
In an announcement Wednesday morning, the district said it plans to work closely with the county on this program and seek approval to begin operating as soon as possible.
The site would have the capacity to vaccinate up to 10,000 people a day, the LAUSD said.
The site would have the capacity to vaccinate up to 10,000 people a day, the LAUSD said.
On Monday, the LAUSD and its partners, including Anthem Blue Cross and Cedars-Sinai, sent a letter to County Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer and L.A. County Office of Education Superintendent Dr. Debra Duardo seeking authorization to operate the site.
“Returning students, teachers and staff to campus in the safest way possible is essential to the well-being of our entire community, said Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner. “A dedicated vaccination site and comprehensive effort for the education community would allow schools to re-open sooner and in a more coordinated manner.