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fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Democratic Socialists of America won't endorse in race for L.A. mayor

The Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America will not endorse a candidate for mayor due to insufficient support for reopening the endorsement process.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Inside Democratic Socialists of America's decision on whether to endorse for L.A. mayor

DSA-LA is considering reopening its endorsement process for the mayoral race, potentially backing Nithya Raman or Rae Huang.
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fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Gloves are off as Mayor Karen Bass unleashes tough talk 'bow before you kill'

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a two-brown-belt karate practitioner, launched her reelection campaign and faces a high-stakes race against former ally Councilwoman Nithya Raman.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. County labor coalition backs Karen Bass, slams Raman as a 'political opportunist'

The head of the powerful Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, blasted Nithya Raman on Wednesday, calling the city council member an "opportunist" for launching a campaign to unseat Mayor Karen Bass after previously signaling her support for Bass. Federation president Yvonne Wheeler said in a statement that her organization, which represents an estimated 800,000 workers, will "use every tool" in its arsenal to get Bass reelected.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Commentary: By running for mayor, Nithya Raman will learn how left L.A. really is - or isn't

On the last day of January, hundreds of people filled the pews of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Koreatown to hear not the word of God but the gospel of the Democratic Socialists of America. It was the local chapter's bimonthly meeting and also a kickoff event for a year during which they planned to build on an already impressive foothold in L.A. politics.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Commentary: A political earthquake in mayor's race makes election a referendum on L.A.'s future

I had to set fire to my scorecard, and to the column I had just drafted, which touched on all the expected big-name challengers who had bowed out of the mayoral race in the past several days: L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, billionaire businessman Rick Caruso (who forced a runoff with Bass the last time around), and former L.A. Unified schools chief Austin Beutner.
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