Los Angeles Watchdog Group Tracks Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars in City Contracts

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Behind the scratched plexiglass counter sat a young clerk named Tommy, who was scrolling through his phone while a lukewarm paper cup of decaf coffee sat near his elbow. The paper cup had a blue logo from the corner deli, and a small pool of brown liquid had warped the cardboard counter continue reading …