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Councilman Eric Garcetti celebrates with supporters at election night party on May 21, 2013 in Silver Lake. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Garcetti Defeats Greuel To Become The Next Mayor Of Los Angeles

City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated current City Controller in the race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/22

Eric Garcetti watches the election results with his wife.

Garcetti Pulls Ahead In Tight Race For LA Mayor

The race for the mayor of Los Angeles will be a close one, according to early returns from the city clerk’s office.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/21

Los Angeles mayoral candidates City Councilman Eric Garcetti (L) and City Controller Wendy Greuel (R) pose for a handshake with moderator Warren Olney, of radio station KCRW, after a debate hosted by Zocalo Public Square and KCRW at the Petersen Automotive Museum on May 7, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Garcetti and Greuel are preparing for a May 21 runoff vote to determine which will be the next mayor of Los Angeles. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Garcetti, Greuel Do Last-Minute Campaigning Before Mayoral Election

Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel did some last-minute campaigning around Los Angeles one day before Tuesday’s runoff election for mayor.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/20

As Mayoral Election Winds Down, Negative Campaign Ads Try To Sway Latino Voters

As the mayoral race draws near, both campaigns are heavily courting the Latino voter with Spanish-speaking TV ads.

2013/05/17

Villaraigosa Lashes Out Over ‘Outrageous’ Ads Targeting Mayoral Candidates

Villaraigosa weighed in on the campaign to replace him at a press conference Thursday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/16

City Council Orders Detailed Report From DOT After $42.6 Million Uncovered In Wrong Account

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has 30 days to issue a detailed review of how $42.6 million in city money accumulated for 17 years in the wrong account. A report […]

2013/05/14

Garcetti, Greuel Clash At Last Televised Mayoral Debate On KCAL9

Los Angeles mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel clashed over a long list of issues at their last televised debate on KCAL9.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/13

Next LA Mayor Faces Grim Budget, Likely Labor Woes

For all their squabbling over fealty to union bosses and ethical lapses real or perceived, the two candidates who could succeed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa agree on this: City Hall is in trouble.

2013/05/11

Eric Garcetti vs. Wendy Greuel. (credit: CBS)

Greuel, Garcetti In Statistical Dead Heat Ahead Of Runoff Vote

The race for the next Mayor of Los Angeles is heating up less than two weeks before voters head to the polls.

2013/05/10

Submit Your Questions For Monday’s Mayoral Debate On KCAL9

Watch KCAL9 Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m. for a mayoral debate hosted by political reporter Dave Bryan.

CBS Los Angeles–2013/05/08

Los Angeles mayoral candidate and City Controller Wendy Greuel speaks during debate hosted by Zocalo Public Square and KCRW with City Councilman Eric Garcetti on May 7, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Mayoral Runoff Vote Attracts Big-Name Hollywood Donors

Voters have less than two weeks to decide who to elect as the next mayor of L.A., but some of Hollywood’s heavyweights have already voted with their pocketbooks.

2013/05/08

Tremendous DWP Salaries Scandal May Prove Key Issue For Mayoral Election

They key issue, as the mayoral runoff election approaches, may turn out to be the tremendous figures earned by the Department of Water and Power in the midst of hard economic times.

2013/05/07

Last Day To Register To Vote Ahead Of Mayoral Run-Off Election

With the runoff election for Mayor of the city of Los Angeles about two weeks away, residents were urged to register to vote ahead of a Monday deadline.

2013/05/06