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It's interesting you decided for Kevin. I've seen pretty much all the undecided people in the progressive circles I'm in break for Karen and Gina at the last minute. (Interestingly enough its pretty much been all the progressives 30 and under braking for Gina and the older ones breaking for Bass) I voted for Alex proudly in the end as I wanted my ballot to be a statement of my values. I know he's not gonna do great but I think the better he and Gina do the more Karen will realize she can't take the left for granted and continue pursuing these tough-on-crime policies she's been pushing.
Just curious who did you decide to support for city council in?
Tbh I’m more afraid of Caruso than I am hopeful about anything. I mean look what olawakandi just wrote, completely contrary to any logical or factual analysis. People aren’t smart anymore in this country, and really will just elect a real estate mogul (who btw could’ve done exactly what his campaign suggesting long ago without running for mayor and never did) because they don’t like having to trip over beggars on the way to work. What makes me so angry though, is that as a longtime downtown resident I can say pretty definitively now that the police raids just send them back this way causing headaches for all of us who live here.
I didn’t vote for city council, but I just realized when I did last time it was actually against Kevin de Leon. So apparently this elections theme is masochism for me
This is not true if asinine zoning restrictions, insane bureauctratic red tape, and counterproductive rent control laws -- all pusehd by NIMBYs -- hinder development. That is undoubtedly what Caruso has been up against in the most NIMBY state in the country, and what he might be able to change if elected. I hope he wins, would be a sign that maybe California wants to be a livable state again rather than one which virtue signals as "progressive" but does exactly the wrong thing at nearly every turn when it comes to actually helping the poor and the people in general.
Also, based:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/i-endorse-the-real-snoop-dogg-joins-sweet-alice-backs-rick-caruso-for-l-a-mayor/
