Eric Garcetti’s advice for Nithya Raman

Good morning, it’s Thursday, November 12. Expect a partly cloudy day in the 70s. Consider taking a hike or spending time outdoors before the weekend rains.

There’s a chain email floating around the inboxes of America’s mayors, started by none other than former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti. While in office, he began writing a letter for other new mayors with everything he’d learned about the job — “things to think about when you're going to be the mayor of a city,” he said.

“I kept adding to it and adding to it…and other people would take it, and they said they've now added to it and sent it to other mayors.” 

With everyone talking about what to expect with Mayor-elect Nithya Raman’s transition — and what’s at stake for the city — we decided to call up one of the few people with direct experience for his read on what comes next. 

Garcetti joined Julia Wick and me on this week’s episode of the L.A. World podcast, where we heard about the chain letter, how surreal it is to be mayor of Los Angeles and what advice he has for Raman.