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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Not long ago, Ed Buck was rubbing elbows with some of the Democratic party’s biggest stars – donating tens of thousands of dollars to various candidates and causes. Before the two deaths at his home, Buck was a well-known activist. In many cases, the money was returned to Buck or donated to charities after Moore’s death. RELATED: ‘Character Assassination Is Not Going To Happen’: Friends React To 2nd Death In Democratic Donor’s Apartment Records dating back to 2009 showed Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was one of Buck’s high-profile recipients, receiving $1,400 in 2016. That money was returned about a month after Moore died. Her campaign claims that money was given back in February of 2018. Lieu’s campaign says after the second death at Buck’s home, they donated the contributions they received to various charities. The campaign says the money went to the nonprofit Trevor Project. “Every candidate and politician sort of has to find their own way,” said California State University Northridge Professor Lawrence Becker. Becker says it’s up to the candidates whether or not to return the money.

Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, has ended months of speculation by announcing that he will not run for the US presidency in 2020. “I have decided not to throw my hat into the ring to run for president in 2020,” the mayor told reporters on Tuesday outside Los Angeles city hall. “This was not an easy decision, given the extraordinary times that we live in.” But explaining his decision to remain in his current job, the 57-year-old added: “I realised that this is what I am meant to do and this is where I want to be.” The announcement came days after Garcetti helped negotiate an end to a teachers’ strike in Los Angeles public schools. It may represent good news for Senator Kamala Harris of California, who could have faced competition from Garcetti for the state’s donors and in the California primary, planned for March 2020. His $2.5m-plus in party fundraising included $100,000 each for the state parties in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina – which happen to be the first four nominating states in the Democratic primary. But Garcetti would have faced significant hurdles on the way to the White House. At rallies, Republican leaders have increasingly whipped up hostility towards California liberals in general and Hollywood in particular. They would have been likely to accuse Garcetti of presiding over a homelessness crisis in Los Angeles. Senators Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have all entered the race, along with Congressman John Delaney of Maryland, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, and the tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang. Many more candidates are expected to join.

The mayor of Los Angeles may have just passed a test that enhances his stature as a potential candidate for President of the United States.

Washington Gov. “He cannot stop us,” Inslee said, adding “He has not stopped me either.” Inslee will soon travel to the first primary state of New Hampshire as he mulls a White House bid. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Montana Gov. Each person is making moves that could result in a presidential campaign. In North Las Vegas, he cited his record on climate change, gun control, the minimum wage and paid family leave in an appearance at the Battle Born Progress convention. Campaign finance laws give nonfederal officials more leeway to raise money without having an official presidential campaign or exploratory committee, so there’s less pressure on them to announce campaigns than for senators who want to travel. If those governors and mayors announce early and then fail to show fundraising prowess, their campaigns could be short-lived. Inslee is traveling now using his federal political action committee. His national advisers include Jen Palmieri, a former communications director to the Obama White House and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. In Colorado, Hickenlooper opened a federal political action committee last fall and has made some top staff hires.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti talks with CNN's Van Jones about a potential presidential run in 2020.