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Matthew Karatz is an American journalist, businessman, and politician. He has served as head of the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Business Policy and has been noted for his previous role as a Los Angeles deputy mayor.Karatz has served as Senior Director in Land Acquisition at KB Home and as the Vice President of Acquisitions and Development at Caruso Affiliated. Prior to working in public service and the real estate industry, Karatz worked for ABC News and earned a News & Documentary Emmy Award for his work in investigative journalism.