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October 19, 2022
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The Los Angeles City Council Scandal Is Evidence of a Long War on Tenants
A leaked tape recording council members’ racist slurs demonstrates the deep alliance between real estate interests and the state.
October 14, 2022
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Instead of Having a Racist and Corrupt City Council, Los Angeles Should Try Proportional Representation
A gaggle of bigoted municipal lawmakers have become unlikely—but effective—poster children for electoral reform.

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