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I'm Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, and this is the Atlantic interview.

I'm talking with Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, which is a large city in California, apparently.

I'm from the East Coast, so I don't know that much about California.

Eric Garcetti introduced himself to the country at the Democratic National Convention last year.

I'm just your average Mexican-American Jewish Italian.

Eric Garcetti has been mayor for four years, and like most Democratic politicians today,

he's already answering questions about whether he's running for president.

You're on the short list.

Short list of possible presidential candidates.

Are you considering it, mayor?

What is the deal here?

No, I am so excited to July 1st be sworn in for my second term, and what I think is probably

the best job in America.

Here's a spoiler alert.

The mayor of Los Angeles sometimes loves dodging a question.

I sat down with Eric Garcetti in Paris.

You're here for decent reasons.

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