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February 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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SHOCKING! Who could've seen this coming... @mayorkarenbass.bsky.social appointed “recovery czar” Steve Soboroff will be paid $500k w/ funding from "Community Partners" nonprofit

Remember FireAidLA benefit concert? The group collecting $ for it, Annenberg Foundation, is a donor of Community Partners
Recovery czar Steve Soboroff will be paid $500,000 over three months, with funding coming from charitable groups. Bass and her team declined to identify the specific sources of the philanthropic funds, saying only that Soboroff has signed a contract with the nonprofit group Community Partners — and that fundraising is “ongoing.” A source with knowledge of the arrangement, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said they expected the $500,000 would come from three foundations. community partners foundation site "These grantmakers trust us to achieve their goals." showing annenberg foundation below
February 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Still guilty.
December 27, 2024 at 5:56 AM
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I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:

Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
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November 21, 2024 at 10:18 PM