Microsoft, Cerrell Associates, Others Partner for Forums With 2013 Mayoral Candidates
"Talking About Los Angeles" will bring six issue-driven conversations with the candidates to L.A. college and university campuses. There will also be a large social media component.
Some key Los Angeles players are pulling together to help the city get ready to vote for our next mayor. Slated for March 5, 2013, the stand-alone election will capture national attention, noted Dan Schnur, who directs the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC. Schnur was speaking at the kickoff event Tuesday morning for Talking About Los Angeles (TALA), a series of conversations with the 2013 mayoral candidates on college and university campuses. So far Jan Perry and Austin Beutner have confirmed, with Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel also indicating they would like to participate. The event is being organized by the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP), http://svrep.org/, a leading Latino voter participation …
