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fromCalifornia Post
1 week 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
2 weeks 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
3 weeks ago

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

Nithya Raman, a progressive L.A. council member, launched a mayoral bid against Mayor Karen Bass, intensifying Democratic Socialist influence and intra-left political challenges.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks 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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