Karen Bass
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So one of the things that we're trying to do is to really recreate that spirit we had around the Dodgers when we won the World Series. So at the end of April, we're going to kick off a number of citywide events that help to prepare our city for the world. And we are talking about when the games come, this is going to be an economic uplift to the region.
So one of the things that we're trying to do is to really recreate that spirit we had around the Dodgers when we won the World Series. So at the end of April, we're going to kick off a number of citywide events that help to prepare our city for the world. And we are talking about when the games come, this is going to be an economic uplift to the region.
And so getting everybody involved in preparing the city. This was something we had planned to start in January, but obviously we couldn't. And so we're launching it in April. I have to give my State of the City speech Around April 20th, I have to present the budget to the city, and then we're going to launch this citywide activity to really try to lift people's spirit.
And so getting everybody involved in preparing the city. This was something we had planned to start in January, but obviously we couldn't. And so we're launching it in April. I have to give my State of the City speech Around April 20th, I have to present the budget to the city, and then we're going to launch this citywide activity to really try to lift people's spirit.
And so getting everybody involved in preparing the city. This was something we had planned to start in January, but obviously we couldn't. And so we're launching it in April. I have to give my State of the City speech Around April 20th, I have to present the budget to the city, and then we're going to launch this citywide activity to really try to lift people's spirit.
And I think the best way when people are feeling down and lost in the sense that they can't control what's happening in Washington, D.C., you can't control what's happening in the national economy, to get them involved in some real positive activity, something physical in a way they can contribute and feel that collective spirit. So that's what our response is.
And I think the best way when people are feeling down and lost in the sense that they can't control what's happening in Washington, D.C., you can't control what's happening in the national economy, to get them involved in some real positive activity, something physical in a way they can contribute and feel that collective spirit. So that's what our response is.
And I think the best way when people are feeling down and lost in the sense that they can't control what's happening in Washington, D.C., you can't control what's happening in the national economy, to get them involved in some real positive activity, something physical in a way they can contribute and feel that collective spirit. So that's what our response is.
Thanks for having me on. And I appreciate that clip.
Thanks for having me on. And I appreciate that clip.
Thanks for having me on. And I appreciate that clip.
President Lai has instructed the National Security and Defense Units to make preparations and deal with the situation. In the face of external threats, our government will continue to defend the democratic and free constitutional system.
President Lai has instructed the National Security and Defense Units to make preparations and deal with the situation. In the face of external threats, our government will continue to defend the democratic and free constitutional system.
I had a 2021 Tesla, and about two years ago, I put on a bumper sticker that said, bought this car before we knew.
I had a 2021 Tesla, and about two years ago, I put on a bumper sticker that said, bought this car before we knew.
People on the freeway would drive by and honk and give me a thumbs up. I loved it until a couple of weeks ago. And I said, no, I can't do this anymore. How could I drive that car? I believe I have principles. So it felt like a stigma. It was a horrible stigma, but it was also showing the world that I was supporting something that I wasn't, that I wasn't behind.
People on the freeway would drive by and honk and give me a thumbs up. I loved it until a couple of weeks ago. And I said, no, I can't do this anymore. How could I drive that car? I believe I have principles. So it felt like a stigma. It was a horrible stigma, but it was also showing the world that I was supporting something that I wasn't, that I wasn't behind.
Was it easy to sell and did you get a good deal? We actually did it at the Cadillac dealer. We traded it in. We did not get as much as we could have, but I didn't want to drive that car another day.
Was it easy to sell and did you get a good deal? We actually did it at the Cadillac dealer. We traded it in. We did not get as much as we could have, but I didn't want to drive that car another day.
When I talked about it with the fire chief, what she said is that we have warnings of Santa Ana winds a lot, but predicting this, that level of preparation really didn't happen. So it didn't reach that level to me to say something terrible could happen and maybe you shouldn't have gone on the trip. But to me, I don't know.