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No such solicitude has gone to advocates for the millions of Californians in desperate economic straits while he pushes to slash the state’s social safety net.

But if you’ve jumped into these tepid waters anytime over the last decade or so, you know that shark horror is in dire straits.

Friedman argued the Dodgers’ injury problems this year don’t compare to the dire straits they navigated en route to last year’s World Series title.

It is easy to forget Barcelona were in dire financial straits.

Another council member, Eunisses Hernandez, requested more information from the department about whether the millions spent on its helicopter fleet was justified given the city’s financial straits.