Los Angeles mayor says city is being used as a 'test case' and 'an experiment'
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass has accused the federal government of using her city as a 'test case' for the federal government taking over from local and states authorities and said the intervention was completely unwarranted. 'I don't think our city should be used for an experiment,' said Bass
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