Race for 2013 begins

As expected, Controller Wendy Greuel was the first to file to begin fundraising for the 2013 race for mayor, when Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is termed out of office.
The surprise candidacy, however, came from J.Y. Draiman, a member of the Northridge Neighborhood Council, who also filed in what is expected to be a crowded race of known and unknown figures.
Draiman, who falls in the latter category, said he decided to test the political waters out of his belief that "a qualified citizen should run for office, on who has no political allegiance to anyone, one whose only allegiance is to the voterts.
Draiman has opened a webpage, at http://yjdraiman.org, said he decided to enter the race after members of the Northridge Neighborhood Council suggested he run.
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