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HOLLYWOOD — High taxes. Extreme gridlock. And an unprecedented wave of high-rise development. All three topics are on the minds of Hollywood residents as the city gears up for election season. Come Nov. 5, Hollywood voters will elect a mayor and two commissioners who will have a say in the city’s future approach to taxes, development, traffic and more. Josh Levy, an attorney first elected mayor in 2016, has drawn three challengers: Eduardo Flores, an app developer; Catherine “Cat” Uden, an activist and former teacher who now works on environmental legislation for a nonprofit organization; and Peter Hanna, a business consultant. All three are making their first run for office. Three candidates are running for District 2: Peter Hernandez, a former Hollywood commissioner, and political newcomers Jill Tracey Folmar and Richard Walker.