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UCLA to Host LA Mayoral Debate Jan. 28

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Parade for Opening of LA City Hall in 1928

LA’s City Hall and UCLA’s Westwood campus were under construction at about the same time.  This coming January 28, UCLA will host a mayoral debate at Royce Hall:

UCLA and the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs have joined together to co-host a jobs-focused mayoral debate on Monday, Jan. 28, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The debate will be broadcast live, commercial free, on NBC4 from 7 to 8 p.m. and will continue as a live webcast from 8 to 8:30 p.m. at www.nbcla.com. The debate, moderated by NBC4 chief political reporter Conan Nolan, will include four of the major candidates confirmed thus far — City Councilman Eric Garcetti, City Controller Wendy Greuel, attorney and radio talk show host Kevin James and City Councilwoman Jan Perry. Their discussion is expected to focus on job creation, economic development, budget and tax reform, workforce development, education and overall quality-of-life-issues…

Three expert panelists will help present questions to the candidates. Panelists include Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a professor of public policy and political science; Russell Goldsmith, chairman of the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs and chairman and CEO of City National Bank; and Carol E. Schatz, president and CEO of the Central City Association of Los Angeles and CEO of the Downtown Center Business Improvement District…

Full story in media release at
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/nbc4-ucla-and-l-a-coalition-to-242400.aspx 

Royce Hall may be a safer place to be than City Hall:
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