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Garcetti's family celebrated Passover and Chanukah, and he attended a Jewish camp. Garcetti attended elementary school at UCLA Lab School, formerly University Elementary School; and middle and high school at Harvard-Westlake School.
May 16, 2024 · As a Rhodes scholar, he studied at the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics. Before entering politics, he taught public policy, diplomacy, and world affairs at the University of Southern California (1997–99) and Occidental College in Los Angeles (1998–2001).
Garcetti was raised in the San Fernando Valley and earned his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University. He studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and the London School of Economics and taught at Occidental College and USC.
Dec 13, 2022 · Garcetti, 51, handed over the reins to Los Angeles at a tumultuous time, as the city struggles with a homelessness crisis, rising Covid rates and persistent racial tensions.
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Garcetti was born in Los Angeleson February 4, 1971. He obtained a B.A. and an M.A. from Columbia University, where he studied urban planning and political science. He also studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and the London School of Economics. His professional experience includes teaching public policy, diplomacy, and world affairs at...
Minimum wage
1. 1.1. See also: City of Los Angeles $15 per Hour Minimum Wage Initiative (2016) On May 19, 2015, the city council approved a measure 14-1 that raised the city's minimum wage. The measure raised the minimum wage annually on July 1 from $9 to $15 by 2020. Starting in 2022, the city's minimum wage was set to rise annually based on the Consumer Price Index averaged over the previous 20 years. When the measure passed, it was estimated that a nearly half of the city's workers made less than $15 a...
2024 Olympics
On December 16, 2014, Garcetti delivered a presentation to the U.S. Olympic Committee, arguing that Los Angeles would make an ideal setting for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. After the presentation, he told reporters, "I think our bid was the most affordable. L.A. is an Olympic town. We’re wired for the Olympics." According to the Los Angeles Times, the city hosted the Olympics twice: once in 1932 and again in 1984. Garcetti began publicly discussing his plans to make a bid for the Olympics i...
Tested positive for coronavirus on November 3, 2021
1. 1.1. See also: Politicians, candidates, and government officials diagnosed with or quarantined due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 Garcetti announced on November 3, 2021, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was fully vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.
Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on December 17, 2020
1. 1.1. See also: Politicians, candidates, and government officials diagnosed with or quarantined due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 On December 17, 2020, Garcetti announced he and his wife were self-quarantining at home after their daughter tested positive for COVID-19.
Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
1. 1.1. See also: Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020 Garcetti was mayor of Los Angeles during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events in Los Angeles, California began on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, with demonstrations on the 101 freeway and at the Los Angeles County Hall of Justice. On May 30, Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) instituted a curfew. Th...
Eric Garcetti is a committed public servant, educator, and diplomat. He was confirmed in a bipartisan vote as the 26 th United States Ambassador to the Republic of India on March 15, 2023.
Jun 11, 2021 · He launched the L.A. College Promise, one of the most ambitious higher education access programs in the nation — serving more than 15,000 students, many of whom are overcoming poverty and are the first in their families to pursue the dream of higher education.
