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From the outdoor terrace on the 11th floor of Long Beach City Hall, Mayor Rex Richardson looks upon the skyline of an imperfect downtown.

“I think he likes to deal with the hypocrisy of America,” Rex says over the phone.

He asks the program to upload his collected works along with other material, including “King Lear,” “Oedipus Rex,” a smattering of Ibsen, psychiatric papers and the journals of his late wife.

“We’ve been playing with a name for a while,” Mayor Rex Richardson said, noting that a news release touting the program had been delayed days because of christening purposes.

Within a few years, Claressa — nicknamed T. Rex because of her short arms — is vying for a slot at the Summer Games.