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Report: L.A. Mayor Says George Soros’ Foundation Expressed Interest In Funding Reparations Program

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Report: L.A. Mayor Says George Soros’ Foundation Expressed Interest In Funding Reparations Program
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Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti told the Los Angeles Times on Friday that George Soros’ Open Society Foundations had expressed interest in financing a local reparations program.

The comments came on the same day Garcetti announced the formation of the L.A. Reparations Advisory Commission to develop what the outlet called “a pilot reparations program targeted at a cohort of Black Angelenos.”

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