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### Innovation in the Streets of LA

Written by Liz Amsden on June 04 2020.

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## [Tipping Point: The Arrest that Triggered an American Outcry ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19875:tipping-point-the-arrest-that-triggered-an-american-outcry&catid=312)

Not just an alleged case, but a case we all saw on video. A veteran white police officer arrested George Floyd, an African American, for possession o…

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on June 04 2020.

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Written by Jay Handal on June 04 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 04 2020.

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Written by Tom Moutes on June 04 2020.

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Written by Bob Gelfand on June 01 2020.

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Written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson on June 01 2020.

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Written by Jay Handal on June 01 2020.

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Written by Cherri Senders on June 01 2020.

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Written by Liz Amsden on June 01 2020.

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Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on June 01 2020.

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Written by Tim Deegan on June 01 2020.

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Written by Jill Richardson on June 01 2020.

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Written by Daniel Guss on June 01 2020.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on June 01 2020.

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Written by Victor Rothman on May 28 2020.

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Written by Leonard Isenberg on May 28 2020.

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