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Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz, flanked by activists from several animal-welfare advocacy groups, talks during a news conference at the Los Angeles Zoo on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Koretz, wants to move an Asian elephant from the Los Angeles Zoo to a sanctuary where it can roam more widely, but zoo officials say its habitat is state of the art. Koretz said Tuesday he will introduce a plan for moving Billy the elephant at Wednesday's council meeting. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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"It's going to take us years to rebuild this trust," Koretz said before the vote.

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"Given Gov. Newsom's timeline to end the sale of gas vehicles by 2035, gas stations are a dying business," Mr. Koretz said. "Their toxic chemicals take years and millions of dollars to clean up."

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