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Karen Bass: “Downtown is the center of our city and it is an economic…”

Featuring: Karen Bass, Democratic | Mayor of Los Angeles | California

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Published | Video Starts at 45:39

But it's in a crisis situation at this point. Absolutely. It seems to be going the wrong way. So let me just tell you that we absolutely cannot. Downtown is the center of our city and it is an economic engine that absolutely needs to be attended to. We have a strategy that is working. We are working with the downtown business associations. We are increasing Public safety there. (45:39–45:48)

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Asserts that downtown Los Angeles is a critical economic engine requiring attention.

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