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The city has not publicly endorsed or opposed the ballot proposals backed by WOW, and Mayor James Butts declined to comment on those initiatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“They can see the investments being made,” said Zugai, who backed Nippon Steel’s purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Sanders noted that OpenAI has backed establishing a public wealth fund that gives every citizen “a stake in AI-driven economic growth,” with rivals supporting similar plans.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Another voter, Khachatur Movsisyan, a 59-year-old mechanical engineer, said he had backed an opposition party "because the country, and all of us, need change -- in foreign policy, domestic policy and in negotiations with Azerbaijan."

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The minute the market stopped buying subprime mortgage bonds and CDOs backed by subprime mortgage bonds, the investment banks were in trouble.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis