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Once unhoused, now he's the mayor of Escondido
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Once unhoused, now he's the mayor of Escondido

Escondido Mayor Dane White didn’t take a traditional path to becoming a leader. NBC 7 political reporter Joey Safchik speaks to White about how he spent a portion of his youth and early adulthood homeless — and how he plans to use his experience to create solutions.

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