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On the weekend before the election, Mayor Karen Bass is heading back out with developer Rick Caruso, while Councilmember Nithya Raman meets downtown hotel workers.
To win the race, Mayor Karen Bass will need to boost turnout among the city’s Black voters and across South L.A. But Councilmember Nithya Raman is also fighting for those votes.
A former Bass advisor now runs an outside campaign committee supporting her reelection, raising questions about whether the committee is truly independent.
Although Bass brought in more money, Raman had a larger amount socked away for the final push ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to reports filed this week.
The endorsement from L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath could help mayoral candidate Nithya Raman push back on claims that she struggles to work well with other politicians.
Nithya Raman hasn’t been endorsed by any of her City Council colleagues. But City Controller Kenneth Mejia is making up for that.
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Mayor Karen Bass called on her opponent to apologize for her remarks about a former LAPD chief. Councilmember Nithya Raman said Bass deliberately twisted her words.
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Bass portrayed Raman as someone who isn’t ready to lead the city, while Raman described the mayor as being ‘missing in action’ during fires in Pacific Palisades and Boyle Heights.
‘One day she’s yes, the other day she’s no,’ Councilmember Heather Hutt said of L.A. mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, who endorsed Mayor Karen Bass’ reelection campaign and then ran against her.
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Tuesday’s televised debate could be the last time Raman and Bass go head-to-head before the Nov. 3 election.
