“[On the Yes California secession movement] I love this country too much to even consider an exit. I want to be a part of an America that continues to stand up for all of us, not bail on all our friends across the country.”

—  Eric Garcetti

quoted by Chelsea Edwards of KABC-TV http://abc7.com/politics/calexit-supporters-hold-forum-as-effort-to-collect-signatures-continues/1753174/ (February 13, 2017)
2017

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