Karen Bass: “You cannot run the nation's second largest city without…”

“… time to talk about now that I've had to change federal regulations, federal law and state law. And I can do that because I know how these institutions work. And You cannot run the nation's second largest city without intimate knowledge, long standing relationships and collaboration on every level of government. I have that based on my work over the years. And that is what we're going to need to have at our disposal in moving our city forward.” (23:50–24:00)

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