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After Rough First Term, LA Mayor Karen Bass Fights for Job Against DSA-Backed Nithya Raman
Raman has edged ahead as late polls showed a dead heat, with homelessness, public safety and the 2025 Palisades Fire driving the race.
- On Tuesday, Los Angeles voters decide whether to reelect Mayor Karen Bass or replace her with city council member Nithya Raman, pitting Bass's experience leading a city of 3.8 million people against Raman's call for change.
- Persistent homelessness and public safety concerns dominate the election, with a Berkeley IGS/LA Times poll showing about 4 in 10 likely voters prioritize clearing encampments despite hundreds of millions spent.
- Raman, backed by Democratic Socialists, previously posted "defund the police" on social media but recently stated the police department should remain at its current size; Bass holds endorsements from Governor Gavin Newsom, Vice President Kamala Harris, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
- Bass, 73, argues Raman, 45, is "not ready for primetime" after only six years on the council, a concern amplified as Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Olympic Games.
- Billionaire developer Rick Caruso signaled he is voting for Bass, though he stopped short of a formal endorsement, as results will determine if Los Angeles follows New York's path of electing a democratic socialist.
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With 63% of the ballots counted, Nithya Raman exceeded Wednesday morning by 16,594 votes to Karen Bass for the mayor of Los Angeles
·Los Angeles, United States
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Mayor Karen Bass, democratic socialist Nithya Raman, in tight race to lead Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and fellow Democrat Nithya Raman are tightly matched in early returns as voters weighed whether to replace the embattled incumbent with a challenger backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. The outcome will determine if…
Nithya Raman Takes Narrow Lead Over Karen Bass as Los Angeles Mayoral Votes Continue to Be Counted
Nithya Raman leads incumbent Karen Bass by roughly 8,658 votes in Los Angeles' mayoral race, but hundreds of thousands of mail-in and provisional ballots remain uncounted.
·New York, United States
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