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### [They Said It Made No Sense. Then They Voted Yes.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33278:they-said-it-made-no-sense-then-they-voted-yes&catid=327)

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### Into the WIMBY Echo Chamber

Written by John Mirisch on December 26 2022.

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## [Yes, Traci Park's Election WAS a Mandate, and Ditto for Karen Bass](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26179:yes-traci-park-s-election-was-a-mandate-and-ditto-for-karen-bass&catid=312)

THE DOCTOR IS IN - Contrary to the assertions of the top-down fascists who took over CD11 and Downtown over the past four years, the election of both…

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Written by Liz Amsden on December 22 2022.

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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on December 22 2022.

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Written by Denyse Selesnick on December 22 2022.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on December 20 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 19 2022.

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Written by Tim Deegan on December 17 2022.

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Written by Connie Acosta on December 15 2022.

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Written by CityWatch Desk on December 13 2022.

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Written by Ken Alpern on December 15 2022.

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Written by Hans Johnson on December 08 2022.

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Written by Dennis P. Zine on December 08 2022.

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Written by Steven Murray on December 06 2022.

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Written by Liz Amsden on December 05 2022.

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Written by Matthew Hetz on December 05 2022.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on December 03 2022.

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