Eric Garcetti

Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a set of racial equity initiatives for city government during a news conference Friday. The mayor said the executive order will direct city departments to prepare for Proposition 209 to be repealed, which would allow California governments to reinstate affirmative action to give preference to hiring and contracting with “underrepresented groups.” The order also will direct…

Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday he does not support Black Lives Matter-LA’s proposal to cut the Los Angeles Police Department’s $1.8 billion operating budget by 90%. The People’s Budget proposal for the 2020-21 fiscal year calls for shifting money that had been intended for the LAPD to provide more funding for housing, health care and mental health services. Health...

Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday he will not authorize an increase of the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year and is temporarily prohibiting officers from entering names into a statewide gang database. “To the men and women of our Los Angeles Police Department, we ask so much of you, and never more than in these...

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced sweeping reforms. Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Mayor Eric Garcetti said Tuesday he still has confidence in Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore, despite his comments when he equated looting to the in-custody death of George Floyd. “I’ve known this man’s heart for decades. He was the person brought in after the Rampart scandal to clean up that station as a captain,” Garcetti said of...

As protesters protest LAPD, there is a greater symbolism to protesting at the Mayor’s house. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.

Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore Monday praised protesters who kept their actions peaceful throughout the weekend and Monday, but said they would not hesitate to arrest looters and rioters. “We all saw a man’s life snuffed out. The promise of his life and the purpose of America that day was met with something...

In response to the growing protests, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Saturday that the entire city will be under curfew from 8pm Saturday to 5:30am Sunday morning in order to “increase safety for demonstrators, law enforcement and all citizens of Los Angeles.” Protesters shut down streets near The Grove shopping center, lighting several police cars on fire and...

The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the mayor of Los Angeles warning that an extension of the coronavirus stay-at-home orders may be unlawful

Three of the 11 firefighters suffered critical, but not life-threatening, injuries. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Saturday May 16, 2020.

People are now required to wear masks or face coverings while in public in Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday as part of an executive order. The order excludes children under 2 years old and people with disabilities who already had respiratory problems. “You never know when you’re going to bump into somebody around a corner in a park…

Mayor Eric Garcetti simplified LA’s face mask rules. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Thursday May 14, 2020.

Some businesses are reopening, but “safer at home” orders remain in place as the number of coronavirus cases mounts. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti held a news conference Monday evening, announcing that he would be holding news conferences at the start and end of every week instead of the daily addresses he had been delivering since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Southern California. We are not moving beyond COVID-19–we are learning to live with it, the mayor said....

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti shared insights into how LA did during its first weekend with relaxed coronavirus restrictions. Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2020.

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the Los Angeles city budgeting process, with revenue projections much lower than anticipated and cuts anticipated for departments in the next fiscal year, city administrators said Monday. The decline in revenue will force Los Angeles to use an estimated $188 million in reserves by the end of this fiscal year, the highest amount…

A coalition of attorneys are offering their services to residents at no cost, helping those in need due to COVID-19. Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.