A DEBATE A WEEK, PROPOSES GARCETTI.Byline: Greg Gittrich Staff Writer With his political future in jeopardy jeopardy, in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment. At common law a defendant could be exposed to jeopardy for the same offense only once; exposing a person twice is known as double jeopardy. , District Attorney Gil Garcetti Gilbert "Gil" Garcetti (b. August 5, 1941) served as Los Angeles County's 39th District Attorney for two terms, from 1992 until November 7, 2000. Background Gil Garcetti received a bachelor's degree in Management from the University of Southern California and a Juris challenged his opponent Steve Cooley Stephen Lawrence ("Steve") Cooley (born May 1, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is a veteran prosecutor who was elected as Los Angeles County's 36th District Attorney on November 7, 2000. He was sworn in for his second term on December 6, 2004. on Thursday to weekly debates until the Nov. 7 election. The challenge represented a turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. in strategy for Garcetti, who finds himself considerably behind Cooley Coo·ley , Denton Arthur Born 1920. American surgeon and educator who in 1969 performed the first artificial heart transplant on a human. , a veteran prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. , in a recent poll of registered county voters. But Erik Nasarenko, Garcetti's newly hired campaign manager, said the district attorney's CERTIFICATE, ATTORNEY'S, Practice, English law. By statute 37 Geo. III., c. 90, s. 26, 28, attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of stamp duties, a paper or note in writing, containing the name and usual place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain challenge was not a response to the polling numbers. ``During the primary, we committed to debate whoever was in the runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. in a one-on-one format,'' Nasarenko said. ``Now that the playing field is level and we can compare and contrast Mr. Garcetti's record with that of his opponent, we think there is great value in a debate a week.'' Garcetti repeatedly refused to debate Cooley before the March 7 primary. When Cooley reissued his challenge after winning the primary, Garcetti told the Daily News he welcomed future debates but didn't anticipate participating in any before September. Cooley is eager for debates although the arrangements are incomplete, said John Shallman, Cooley's campaign manager. ``We are going to debate Garcetti as many times as possible before the election, but not on his terms,'' Shallman said. In a letter to Shallman, Nasarenko charged that Cooley ``appears to be avoiding debates, citing scheduling conflicts.'' Shallman scoffed at that and suggested Nasarenko, who officially started working for Garcetti on April 15, should familiarize himself with Garcetti's past stance on debates. ``Garcetti is desperate,'' Shallman said. ``He has been a fugitive from public scrutiny. It's nice to see him finally turning himself over to the public to be questioned. ``Maybe if he had participated in even one debate before the primary, he could make a credible challenge,'' Shallman said. Nasarenko said Garcetti is willing to discuss the format of the proposed weekly debates and set up any ground rules with Cooley. The district attorney's stance began shifting early this month as homeowners associations and television and radio news programs expressed interest in holding debates as soon as possible. During the past two weeks, Cooley and Garcetti squared off twice in public, first on radio's ``Which Way L.A.'' on KCRW-FM (89.9), then during a candidates' forum Tuesday night in Tarzana. Garcetti announced plans to participate in those two debates on April 10, the same day a poll showed Cooley had jumped to a remarkable lead over the two-term incumbent. With the election seven months away, Cooley was out in front 55 percent to 18 percent. Garcetti still enjoys some advantages over Cooley. Most notably, he boasts a large financial advantage. The district attorney ran virtually no campaign before the primary, saving about $1 million for the November election. Fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. records before the primary showed Cooley far behind, but his strong first-place showing in the primary is expected to help him raise campaign contributions in the coming months. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Gil Garcetti Wants to debate (2) Steve Cooley Leading in polls |
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