I ask that we all come together as a community, that we work together to address the threat of gang violence, that I commit as mayor to work with the Police Commission that this matter is fully investigated and we call the facts as we see them, |
I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me. |
I had nothing in my resume to prepare me for this. |
I said, 'I know all three of you and I don't want anybody to think I was taking sides,' ... They finally took me off. |
I stand ready, willing, able and excited about bidding for the 2016 Games, |
I think the people I met in the course of this campaign realize that those commercials frankly are not reflective of who I am, who I've been and how I'll serve the city of Los Angeles. |
I think we need to do a much better job of creating new citizens, ... Oftentimes new immigrants aren't familiar with our democracy, and it's important to nurture that democratic participation that's so critical to elections. |
I think what we want to do is make sure that the people who are buying handguns have a clean record and at a minimum aren't people who have been convicted of criminal activity in the past, even if it is a misdemeanor activity. |
I think what you've seen and what you will see in the hundreds of appointments I'm making is that it will reflect the makeup of the city of Los Angeles, ... They will be from every part of the city and represent every group and religion. |
I want to thank you all for supporting the Dodgers, [and] for supporting Los Angeles, ... the best fans in the world. |
I'm here not just for the unions, I'm here for the working families, for the children in this state who understand workers need a voice, |
I'm unabashedly a progressive, but I'm not a knee-jerk, either, |
If you wave a flag, make it an American Flag |
It boggles my mind that there's even a debate about it, ... There is without question a very serious need in L.A. for dollars allocated on a risk basis, as opposed to a per- capita basis. |
It just wasn't our night tonight. |