Outgoing Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz used his final moments speaking on the council floor Friday to deliver a curt message to the protesters who have become a ubiquitous presence at City Hall in recent years
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“So I would just say lastly, to the disruptors and protesters who have done their best to make it difficult for us to do our work in the last 2½ years, in their own words: I yield the rest of my time. F— you,” Koretz said, a smile creeping across his face. held after days of protest in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer, and it became a catchphrase among certain watchers of municipal politics.
People’s City Council co-founder Ricci Sergienko said the phrase went viral after Frisch’s remarks during the Police Commission meeting.
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