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Senate confirms former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti finally got the ambassadorship he wanted. Here's how he did it

WASHINGTON — It took nearly two years, but former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti finally got the job.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2023

Republicans throw lifeline to help confirm embattled Biden nominee Eric Garcetti

President Biden nominated Garcetti to be ambassador to India in July 2021.

Axios · Mar 15, 2023

Garcetti India nomination clouded by uncertainty after vote

A politically divided U.S. Senate panel has advanced former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to become ambassador to India

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Senate panel advances Garcetti's nomination to be ambassador to India

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Wednesday to advance former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to be ambassador to India.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2023

'Gripped by grace': Thousands gather for Bishop O'Connell's funeral Mass

LOS ANGELES — It was standing-room only in the cavernous Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, where the funeral Mass for Bishop David G. O'Connell was held Friday morning. And it seemed every one of the 3,000 mourners in attendance had a personal relationship with the cleric most knew…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2023

LA County moves to require quake retrofits as Turkey-Syria death toll exceeds 50,000

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County took the first step Tuesday toward a mandatory earthquake retrofit order for the types of concrete buildings that collapsed catastrophically in the devastating earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria, causing many of the 50,000 deaths tallied so far.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2023

Eric Garcetti's stalled nomination to ambassador's post sees slight progress

WASHINGTON — Eric Garcetti's nomination to be ambassador to India made incremental progress this week as the former Los Angeles mayor impressed a Republican senator after a private meeting and won over an undecided Democrat.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2023

Los Angeles has already ceded too much power to the Olympic machine

The city will host the Games in 2028 and the costs – as they always do – are already mounting. The city’s mayor needs to grab back some control

The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2023

Detectives are treating Los Angeles-area bishop’s death as a homicide

Bishop David O’Connell, 69, was found shot to death near a church in a Los Angeles suburb. O’Connell, a native of Ireland, worked for many years in gang intervention.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023