LA Observed covered the Mayoral Debate

LA Observed covered the Mayoral Debate in “Who do you trust?”

Regarding Monday night's political theater-slash-debate at CSUN, the print reporters pretty much agreed:

Times: "Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn and his challenger, Antonio Villaraigosa, tangled over trust and leadership Monday night in a scrappy debate dominated by the question of which candidate has the integrity to run City Hall."

Daily News: "Focusing the Los Angeles mayoral election on the issue of public trust, Mayor James Hahn and Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa accused each other Monday of failing to take responsibility and for breaking promises to the public."

Associated Press: "The two candidates for mayor relentlessly attacked each other Monday in their first televised debate, wrangling over issues from trust to traffic in caustic, sometimes personal terms."

Business Journal: "Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn and challenger Antonio Villaraigosa came out swinging in their first mayoral debate, each saying the other couldn’t be trusted to run Los Angeles."

Daily Breeze: "The two candidates for Los Angeles mayor moved the issue of trust center-stage at their first one-on-one debate Monday, with each saying that voters cannot rely on the other to follow through on their public promises and policy commitments."

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