Los Angeles' planning department is considered to be 'weak' by many. Would L.A.'s mayoral candidates change anything?
"As they approach the June 5 runoff election for mayor, the two candidates turned briefly away from the issues of crime, ethnic politics and endorsements that have dominated the campaign. Both want to improve how Los Angeles looks and how it feels to live in, and the two liberal-Democrat native sons often echoed each other's thoughts. Both advocate historic preservation as a means of economic development; both want to use the arts to encourage community building and both would like to see Los Angeles' parkland expand. But because of the two men's different backgrounds in government, their records vary significantly on these topics. And that influences how they talk about them."
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