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A pay-to-play scandal at LA City Hall?

Jan. 31, 2019

LA City Hall. Credit: Steve Lyon/CC BY 2.0.

New emails show that Mayor Garcetti’s former deputy mayor solicited donations from big real estate developers who wanted to build in LA. We find out what was in those emails.

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