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Bass and Raman Clash in First Debate Before November Runoff

Karen Bass and Nithya Raman spar over homelessness, Hollywood, spending and City Hall in a heated L.A. mayoral debate.

Karen Bass ripped after viral video lays out taxpayer-funded match of campaign donations

Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces scrutiny over a reelection ad urging donations matched 6-to-1 by taxpayers through the super match program.

Polling firm closes down after it faked Hong, Bass polls

Median Strategies, the company that released polls showing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) and former Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong ahead with wide margins in their respective races,
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Raman criticizes Bass for delays in street safety project on Forest Lawn Drive

City Councilwoman Nithya Raman on Tuesday criticized Mayor Karen Bass for delaying a street improvement project on Forest Lawn Drive.

'The Five': Karen Bass' pothole fix attempt backfires

The Five' panel reacts to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' video of her attempting to fill a pothole and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dancing.

Fake Polling From Mysterious Company Highlights Danger of Unvetted Election Surveys

Locked in a competitive reelection race, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was evidence that her campaign was “gaining momentum.” Just a few days later, the truth emerged: The poll was fabricated.