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L.A. Officials Express Outrage over Dallas; S.F. Officials Equivocate

by Joel B. Pollak Political leaders and law enforcement officials in Los Angeles have expressed outrage at the murders of five police officers at a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas. In contrast, officials in San Francisco and Oakland equivocated, or ignored the event. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke out on Twitter: “Tonight’s assassinations undermine our democracy and were an attack on us all. We cannot let hate spread like a disease in our country.” Tonight’s assassinations undermine our democracy and were an attack on us all. We cannot let hate spread like a disease in our country. — Eric Garcetti… View Article