Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Faces Uncertain Reelection Bid

The endorsements by Hernandez, Jurado and Soto-Martínez are aimed at denting left-wing support for Nithya Raman, who polls show is battling Spencer Pratt for a runoff spot against Mayor Bass.

Some are calling it the most consequential — and uncertain — Los Angeles mayor's race in a generation. Here is your last-minute guide.

As election day approaches, L.A.'s future is on the line. Here are a few things to consider.

A new poll shows Karen Bass in danger of getting knocked out of contention—or going up against her weakest opponent in the fall.

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. ... Los Angeles mayoral races — indeed, some of the mayors themselves — often are forgettable in a city where politics takes a back seat to the Lakers, Dodgers and Hollywood. But this year has been different as Bass attempts to overcome lingering fallout from the Palisades Fire...

Bass brushed off a new face of competitors entering the race, saying work still needed to be done even as critics are calling for her to step aside.

Los Angeles City Councilmember ... Mayor Karen Bass and her administration. Rodriguez, who is running unopposed in Tuesday’s election, repeatedly criticized Bass’ Inside Safe program, which moves homeless people indoors, saying it lacked financial oversight. She voted against the mayor’s budget last year, saying too much was going to Inside Safe. She was especially harsh in the wake of the Palisades fire, saying that ...

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Larry Wilson: Altadena, the Palisades and the fire next time At the same time, it seems highly improbable that a progressive city like Los Angeles would choose Spencer Pratt over even a failing Karen Bass — if only for purely partisan reasons.

Mainstream Democratic coalitions are splintering as soaring housing costs have led to a more politically vocal class of renters and a large chunk of the electorate views Bass unfavorably due to her handling of the Palisades fire.