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After Mayor Eric Garcetti feels our pain, what will permanently change at LA's City Hall?

After Mayor Eric Garcetti feels our pain, what will permanently change at LA's City Hall? By Dick Platkin* https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/19912-after-eric-garcetti-feels-our-pain-what-will-permanently-change-at-city-hall Planning Watch:   Like Woodie Allen’s imaginary character, Zelig , who could change his physical appearance to ingratiate himself to those around him, Eric Garcetti skillfully changes his political exterior to placate those who contest his policies.   Therefore, Angelinos wonder what will happen when the Mayor is done feeling our pain, telling us he hopes we can all get along, and taking a knee with Black Lives Matter demonstrators (i.e., a counter-insurgency technique employed by the United States military in Iraq and Afghanistan )?   Will anything permanently change in the City of LA’s budget, ordinances and regulations, and departmental work programs?   The answer is time will tell, but clearly the M