Karen Bass: “We are one year away from the World Cup.”

“And I am assured by the police department that there will be follow up and arrests. The extensive vandalism downtown, especially of the graffiti, the that is just blanketing a number of blocks, has been extensive. We are one year away from the World Cup. This is about beautifying our city and bringing our city together. And so I am calling on business leaders, community leaders, faith leaders to come together downtown in the next few days to talk about how we are going to clean up the city.” (02:31–02:35)

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