Beutner now eying run for mayor
About a year ago, Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa turned to a Wall Street investment banker, Austin Beutner, to become first deputy mayor. He was put in charge of 13 city agencies and asked to help shepherd the city's ailing economy back to health. New York Times.
It was the latest example of a City Hall turning to the private sector for assistance navigating public water: think Daniel L. Doctoroff, who held a similar position in New York.
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