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Posted in [VOICES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices). ## [From Brooklyn to the LA Times: My Published Words](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/32713-from-brooklyn-to-the-la-times-my-published-words) MY WORDS - The Los Angeles Times published the following headline: “Letters to the Editor: Trump’s vanity is threatening the very soul of our democra… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b9/038h-b9ec77ac.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/32711-karen-bass-words-and-deeds-as-mayor-of-los-angeles-2022-present)### [Karen Bass: Words and Deeds as Mayor of Los Angeles (2022–Present)](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/32711-karen-bass-words-and-deeds-as-mayor-of-los-angeles-2022-present) Written by Eliot Cohen on May 14 2026. 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