Garcetti Re-elected as Council President

Vowing to steer a bolder direction, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously re-elected Eric Garcetti as its president for two more years.Daily News.

"This place is an idea factory and it's time to put some of those ideas into action," Garcetti said after the 15-0 vote by the council at its annual reorganization meeting.

Councilwoman Wendy Greuel was re-elected as president pro tem.

Garcetti said he believes the council is prepared to be more aggressive on a variety of fronts and take advantage of the smooth relations it has had with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the two years since Villaraigosa's election.