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August 13 2026

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##  [ Tuck’s Ethnocentrism Contradicts Californian Values ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16442:tuck-s-ethnocentrism-contradicts-californian-values&catid=312)

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## [The Politician’s Son, His Voter Fraud and a Tip-Off](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16441:the-politician-s-son-his-voter-fraud-and-a-tip-off&catid=312)

According to the younger Mr. Wesson’s voter registration history, that is precisely what he claimed under penalty of perjury each time he voted since May 19, 2008. Odd as that man-child scenario might be, it is highly improbable because…

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on October 18 2018.

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