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"But it's only gotten worse, I think, since Todd Blanche came along," McQuade, a former US attorney, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The creator of the statue, Alan Cottrill, told AFP on Friday that after months of waiting for the payments to come through, he had finally gotten paid in full two weeks ago.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Critics of the gang units have questioned whether their “proactive” tactics are still needed given that the city has gotten safer by most measures in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

WSJ: You’re in month five and you’ve gotten a better look at the business now.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

We couldn’t play a real ball game, and we hadn’t gotten to Four-Cornered Cat yet.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck