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Las Vegas City Councilman Brian Knudsen blasted the mayor's comments, saying in a statement she \"does not speak for all of us.”

\"Reopening the City or Clark County ... now is reckless and completely contrary to the overwhelming consensus of medical experts,\" Knudsen said.

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