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I applaud the O's move away from beats like City Hall. Too often, we readers have been broad-sided by issues that have been boiling in the community for months, e.g. Caesar Chavez street, only to hear about it as a significant story when it finally reaches City Hall. City Council actions are at the end of the process, not the middle. By time its on the council agenda, it's too late for citizens like me to become involved or to get a more balanced perception.

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