Kamala Harris endorses Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor re-election
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · May 4
Kamala Harris endorses Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor re-election
7 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · May 4
The backing comes as mail ballots arrive, with Bass leading a March UC Berkeley poll on 25%, ahead of Nithya Raman on 17% and Spencer Pratt on 14%.
Harris praised Bass for a first two-year decline in homelessness and crime falling to levels not seen since the 1960s.
The endorsement lands despite Bass's political vulnerability after the Palisades fire, with 56% of voters viewing her unfavorably, though she still held nearly $2.3 million cash on hand.
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