Why I'm Running

I ran for Mayor to change Los Angeles — to tackle the longstanding challenges that past leaders avoided because the fights were too hard and the politics were too risky. I don’t take the easy way. That’s who I am, and it’s how I’ve led every single day.

After decades of inaction, we have a long way to go, but in just three years, we’ve created change and turned things around. Street homelessness is down for the first time in modern memory. Crime has fallen, with homicide levels lower than they've been since the 1960s. We’re accelerating nearly 40,000 units of housing after decades of under-building. And we’ve launched LA’s first-ever infrastructure plan to fix the sidewalks, streets, and streetlights that were neglected for far too long.

But we’re not done changing Los Angeles. I’m running for a second term because the foundation is laid, and now we can build the city we all deserve — a city where our kids no longer dodge tents on their walk to school. Where hardworking people can afford to live. Where restaurants, soundstages, and downtowns are thriving again. Where every neighborhood reflects the dynamism, the culture, and the spirit of Los Angeles.

I’m not running for another office  after this. I’m running to change Los Angeles.