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The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election is an upcoming election scheduled for March 5, 2013. Antonio Villaraigosa, the current mayor, will be unable to run due to term limits.
Candidates
Los Angeles holds non-partisan elections. In practice however, most mayoral candidates and city councilmembers are Democrats. The following people have filed with the City Ethics Commission to be eligible to begin fundraising:
Wendy Greuel, City Controller and former President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council 2nd District.
Jan Perry, City Councilwoman 9th District.
YJ Draiman, Neighborhood Council Boardmember representing the Los Angeles Northridge East Neighborhood Council District 12.
Kevin James, Conservative Radio Talk Show Host and Attorney
First Deputy Mayor Austin Beutner
Filmmaker Malcolm Mays
Jose F. Di Raimondo
Potential Candidates
Several other political and business leaders have hinted at a run for mayor in 2013, though none of them have officially announced their intentions or formed an exploratory committee. Source
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How to create jobs - By YJ Draiman for Mayor of Los Angeles
We have the manpower, technology and resources to be a producing nation and compete in world market.
1. Protect our patents and technology
2. Utilize our education system to draw on our brightest and most innovative students.
3. Keep jobs here, by reducing costs, increase productivity, less rules and regulations make the atmosphere for business much friendlier.
4. Put a ceiling on lawsuits
5. Require honest government with integrity and transparency
6. Reduce government, increase efficiency, and eliminate redundancy
7. Pay government employees based on performance and attendance (commission).
8. Banks and financial institutions should come back to reality and provide more realistic loan requirements for homes and business.
9. Set up a citizen’s oversight committee to monitor government performance.
10. Promote “Made in America” products with tax incentives.
11. Educate employees
More to come
By YJ Draiman for Mayor of Los Angeles 2013
PS. Obtain answers to the following three questions: Where are we now? Where are we going? How will we get there? [2]

[1] - Wikipedia article Los Angeles mayoral election, 2013

[2] - YJ Draiman