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Your #DearMayor responses: What should LA's new mayor work on first?
With the May general election now over, we're looking ahead to what the new mayor should make his first priority. We asked what you
The mayor's job will be to make Los Angeles a place we love to live and play, and he will have quite a to-do list.
Check out the requests we've taken so far, and then contribute your own.
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