Los Angeles needs civic leaders right now. All it has are political ones

Los Angeles needs civic leaders right now. All it has are political ones

Plenty of Angelenos these days complain about what they see as the city’s lack of leadership, a critique that often is directed at the city’s mayor and council.  That’s understandable in one sense — these are trying times, especially in big cities — but it’s poorly focused in Los Angeles, where history and custom suggest that what’s lacking is not necessarily political authority but civic leadership.  The lament focuses on several points: Mayor …