Crowded Field in L.A.

It seems hard to find someone in Los Angeles who is not running for mayor. Among the 52 candidates who have filed for the race — apparently the largest number in the city’s history — are a bus driver, a banker, two millionaires, a disabled veteran, a railroad worker, a retired policeman, a plumber and an actor-tax preparer. The leading contenders include city councilman Mike Woo, state assemblyman Richard Katz and lawyer Richard Riordan. The biggest problem: fitting all the names on the ballot, which comes in seven languages.