The Daily Dose
Inspiration in L.A.’s Arts District
In L.A., I am known as a Valley guy. I represented the San Fernando Valley when I served in the State Legislature and when I was speaker of the Assembly. When I ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2005, I held most of my meetings–whether with reporters, supporters, or fellow politicians–at my favorite watering hole: Art’s Deli on Ventura Blvd. Breakfast was always scrambled eggs with diced salami (you always should cook the salami first); and lunch was a corned beef on rye, with new pickles and coleslaw. I …