L.A. Mayor Exit Creates Uncertainty for City Bouncing Back
- City is preparing to fully reopen classrooms after pandemic
- Garcetti nomination for India ambassador needs Senate approval
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Eric Garcetti’s impending exit as Los Angeles mayor will leave a leadership void in a city trying to claw its way back from the devastation of the pandemic.
The departure of Garcetti -- whom President Joe Biden on Friday said he intends to nominate as ambassador to India, pending Senate confirmation -- comes at a crucial moment as the U.S.’s second-largest city prepares to fully reopen classrooms for the next school year and tackle a jobless rate of more than 9% in the economy of roughly 4 million people.