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On the recordJuly 9, 2025
What we have experienced over these last few weeks has just been shocking. As the city attorney mentioned yesterday, seeing troops, some on horseback ride through a children’s summer camp, disrupting that, traumatizing the kids.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

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Describing the impact of law enforcement presence in Los Angeles.

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