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World Cup watch party in MacArthur Park? Clean it up first

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Karen Bass wants to hold a World Cup watch party in MacArthur Park.

Yes, that MacArthur Park — the drug-riddled, gang-infested, crime-plagued haven for homeless people that has become a symbol of the city’s failure to maintain law and order.

It is madness that Bass believes that MacArthur Park is safe enough to host the public. Until recent police crackdowns, MacArthur Park was hardly safe in broad daylight on a weekday.

It is on Bass’s watch, and that of Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez, that the once-storied park became a scene from a zombie apocalypse and a place of shame.

The whole idea is crazy — either the result of arrogance, or ignorance about what the park has become in recent years.

Readers of The California Post know that we have been documenting its decay — and calling for action. 

The federal authorities have led the way, working with the LAPD and LA County Sheriff’s Department in recent sweeps.

Those brought hope that........

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