Zuma Dogg's fellow mayoral candidate, Austin Beutner, withdrew, today. And, of COURSE he would, as the only qualified candidate among all the others. (And I ABSOLUTELY mean that, in the most literal terms.) Those of you now in search of a mayoral candidate to vote for, I ask for your consideration.
Dear Friend,
I have decided to withdraw from the Los Angeles Mayoral Race. While everything I’ve learned exploring the possibility has reinforced my view of how much our city needs leadership who will solve problems, it has also reminded me of my responsibilities as a husband and father. My family has been my biggest supporter in this effort, but my own needs at this time are for me to be engaged with my family in a way which is at odds with the demands of a campaign.
I am grateful to you and the many other people who have supported this effort with your thoughts, efforts and resources. It has been a privilege to work with old friends and make so many new ones. I owe a special thanks to those who made an effort to ask their friends, colleagues and neighbors to engage with us. We will return all of the money contributed to our campaign and hope you feel your time has made a difference. Together, we raised the dialogue and started a real conversation in Los Angeles about the need to do things differently.
Our city is a special place – blessed with diversity and many unique neighborhoods which together make one of the greatest cities in the world, America’s window to Asia and Latin America. Los Angeles has a bright future because of the wonderful people who have chosen to call it home, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to have met with so many of them and share ideas on how we can work together to make things better.
Los Angeles will only realize its potential if city leaders face up to the challenges and make the right choices. We need to fix our schools because good public education is a civil right and the foundation of our future. We need to create solutions to the problems of traffic, broken streets and sidewalks and the lack of adequate public transportation. We need a city which can live within its means and can effectively provide core services like police and fire. And we need once again to make Los Angeles a city where private sector employers can prosper – creating good paying jobs and providing the tax base to pay for the services the city has to provide.
I intend to keep working to make a difference in our community. We can’t settle for the same old promises only to find nothing gets done. We face tough choices ahead and we’ll need elected leadership who will make the right ones.
Real change in Los Angeles is only going to happen if you stay engaged. In the words of the great philosopher, the Lorax, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
Thank you for your support and engagement.
Austin Beutner
With Austin choosing to maintain a higher standard and quality of life than a high profile mayoral campaign can afford, please take a look at my 14 Points on what it will take to "fix" the city. This article was published internationally in "Quality Digest."
Interpreting Deming's 14 Points: Methods For Management of Quality & Productivity, by L.A. Mayoral Candidate Zuma Dogg: Click here for article.
LA Times interview with Zuma Dogg for 2009 L.A. Mayoral Election. Can basically use the same interview for 2013. See if ZD was on the mark, or not.: Read L.A. Times interview, here.
With Austin choosing to maintain a higher standard and quality of life than a high profile mayoral campaign can afford, please take a look at my 14 Points on what it will take to "fix" the city. This article was published internationally in "Quality Digest."
Interpreting Deming's 14 Points: Methods For Management of Quality & Productivity, by L.A. Mayoral Candidate Zuma Dogg: Click here for article.
LA Times interview with Zuma Dogg for 2009 L.A. Mayoral Election. Can basically use the same interview for 2013. See if ZD was on the mark, or not.: Read L.A. Times interview, here.
MY BEST EFFORTS TO WARN CITY COUNCIL AND PROVIDE SOLUTIONS:
