Magic Johnson Endorses Karen Bass for 2nd Term, Drawing Fire From Outside LA Voting District
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Updated · Fox News · May 12
Magic Johnson Endorses Karen Bass for 2nd Term, Drawing Fire From Outside LA Voting District
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 12
Magic Johnson backed Karen Bass for a second term as Los Angeles mayor, praising her work on homelessness and lower homicide rates in a video Bass posted on social media.
Beverly Hills quickly became the focus of the backlash: Johnson lives there, outside the 114 Los Angeles neighborhoods eligible to vote in the mayoral race.
Bass embraced the endorsement, calling Johnson a 30-year friend whose support validated her claim that she is changing Los Angeles.
The flare-up lands as challenger Spencer Pratt keeps attacking Bass over her handling of the 2025 wildfires, which killed at least 12 people and caused billions of dollars in damage.
Pratt has also drawn visible support from Lakers circles after owner Jeanie Buss donated the legal maximum of $1,800 to his campaign last month.
With a celebrity challenger and dueling endorsements, can LA's mayor survive the city's crises?
After billions in wildfire damages, who is truly accountable for Los Angeles's disaster response failures?
A UK city cut homelessness by 42%. Why can't Los Angeles replicate this success?