T H E DY N A ST Y
ERIC
AND
GIL GARCETTI
L.A. Mayor • Former District Attorney
p h o t o g r ap h e d by A RT S T R E I B E R a t C I T Y H A L L
O U R L AT E LY embattled mayor is better known, but his father, Gil, was first to stitch their surname into the civic fabric of Los Angeles. The career prosecutor was elected L.A. County district attorney in 1992 and is chiefly remembered for being in charge when the office lost the O. J. Simpson murder trial. In 2001, Eric won a seat on the City Council, and became L.A.’s 42nd mayor in 2013. While in office he steered L.A. through COVID but never finessed the intractable homelessness crisis (his ambassadorship to India was in doubt at press time). But the mayor’s true legacy, including landing the 2028 Summer Olympics and promoting mass transit, won’t be felt for years. —J. R .
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