Who is this man? And what's he doing?

Find out Tuesday by attending the panel of the same name moderated by me and featuring four of L.A.'s most astute and amusing observers, David Zanhinser (L.A. Weekly), Jesse Katz (L.A. Magazine), Jaime Regalado (Cal State L.A.'s Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs) and Kerman Maddox (political consultant, T.V. commentator and a member of the Mayor's Inner Circle of Influence).

It's at 7 p.m. at the Central Library in downtown -- very easy to get to on the Red Line!! Free food and drinks afterwards. The event is through the Zocalo lecture series. RSVP here.

Zócalo at Central Library (please note change of venue)

Tuesday, April 10, 7pm at Central Library

"Who Really Runs L.A.?"
Moderated by Mariel Garza of the Los Angeles Daily News

Who runs Los Angeles? It's not just the mayor. It's not just the City Council. And it's not just a handful of rich white men. Los Angeles is no ordinary city, and its non-traditional cast of power brokers and political players span the socioeconomic and ethnic divides. But who are they? How did they acquire their power? And how do they wield it? Political consultant Kerman Maddox, LA Weekly reporter Dave Zahniser, political scientist Jaime Regalado, and Los Angeles Magazine writer Jesse Katz visit Zócalo to square off in a raucous and informative discussion of L.A.'s municipal politics, warts and all.