(The Center Square) - Three years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass promised to stop lobbyists from donating to two nonprofits closely associated with her office, but an investigation by The Center Square found the corporations and organizations paying those lobbyists have still given millions of dollars at her request.
The "common-sense donation reforms" came after years of criticism during former Mayor Eric Garcetti’s administration.
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