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Erika D. Smith: Representation matters. But a Mayor Karen Bass means more for Black women in LA

Watching Karen Bass be given her flowers for becoming the first woman and only the second Black person to be elected mayor of Los Angeles, I can't help but think of how much has changed in California over the past two years.

Los Angeles Times

It’s still all sinking in for LA Mayor-elect Karen Bass

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass was still getting used to the title “mayor-elect” Thursday as she stood in the sun-drenched courtyard of the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and invoked the women’s club that first constructed the building in 1894.

Los Angeles Times

In ailing LA, Mayor-elect Karen Bass promises unity, change

Los Angeles' new mayor has outlined her vision to turn around a troubled City Hall and restrain an out-of-control homeless crisis in the nation's second-largest city

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A Los Angeles billionaire spent $100m on an election bid. Could it have helped the city’s housing crisis?

Experts say the amount spent on the failed campaign would not have been enough to build adequate affordable homes

The Guardian - US

From LeBron to Legend, celebs praise LA Mayor-elect Karen Bass: ‘CONGRATULATIONS QUEEN!’

LOS ANGELES — Celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Chris Pratt, Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow and Katy Perry stepped up to endorse real estate developer Rick Caruso in his bid to be mayor of L.A. But after Karen Bass was declared winner of the race Wednesday, different famous voices chimed in congratulate…

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles elects Karen Bass first ever female mayor

Bass takes office against a backdrop of multiple scandals that have shaken trust in government

The Independent UK

Editorial: What LA needs from Mayor Karen Bass

Congratulations to Karen Bass, Los Angeles’ next mayor and the first woman to serve in that role. Condolences as well for a difficult job ahead. Bass will inherit a sharply divided city in upheaval by political scandals and seemingly intractable problems, like housing affordability and homelessness.

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Bass now leads Caruso by 36,000 votes in LA mayor’s race as margin widens

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass’ already substantial lead in the Los Angeles mayor’s race got slightly larger Tuesday, with the longtime Washington lawmaker pulling more than 5% ahead of businessman Rick Caruso, one week after election day.

Los Angeles Times

Bass ‘on track to win’ LA mayor’s race as lead grows to more than 29,000 votes

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass moved closer to victory in the still-undecided Los Angeles mayor’s race Monday, with an updated tally of results showing the congresswoman leading real estate developer Rick Caruso 52.15% to 47.85% nearly a week after polls closed.

Los Angeles Times

Bass ‘on track to win’ LA mayor’s race as lead grows to more than 29,000 votes

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass moved closer to victory in the still-undecided Los Angeles mayor’s race Monday, with an updated vote tally showing the congresswoman leading real estate developer Rick Caruso by more than 4 percentage points nearly a week after polls closed.

Los Angeles Times

Karen Bass continues to expand lead over Rick Caruso in LA mayor’s race

LOS ANGELES — Karen Bass has continued to build on her lead over Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to an updated tally of results released Monday that showed the congresswoman leading the real estate developer 52.15% to 47.85% nearly a week after polls closed.

Los Angeles Times

Bass widens her lead against Caruso in LA mayor race

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass expanded her lead on Saturday against businessman Rick Caruso in the race to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, with an updated tally putting her 9,463 votes ahead of the developer in a contest that will not be settled until next week…

Los Angeles Times

Congresswoman ahead of developer in seesaw LA mayor's race

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass has pulled ahead of developer Rick Caruso in their back-and-forth contest to become mayor of Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Karen Bass moves ahead of Rick Caruso in LA mayor’s race

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass overtook businessman Rick Caruso in the seesaw battle to be mayor of Los Angeles, with Friday’s vote tally showing the veteran lawmaker 4,384 votes ahead of the real estate developer in a contest that will not be settled until next week at the…

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The Independent UK

Jameela Jamil hits out at ‘rich, white celebrities’ supporting Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso

Billionaire developer leads Rep Karen Bass narrowly with less than half the vote counted

Los Angeles Times

Bass cuts into Caruso’s slim lead in LA mayor’s race

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles mayor’s race has grown tighter, with businessman Rick Caruso now ahead of U.S. Rep. Karen Bass by just 2,695 votes, down from his 12,282-vote advantage a day earlier, according to new vote totals released Thursday afternoon. That gave Caruso 50.25% of the vote to…

The Independent UK

Billionaire Rick Caruso has small lead over Karen Bass as race for LA mayor still too close to call

LA County officials will not release more vote data until Friday as counting continues

The Guardian - US

Los Angeles mayor hopefuls Karen Bass and Rick Caruso locked in tight race

The margin of votes between the Democratic congresswoman and billionaire developer remains too close to call

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The Guardian - US

Republicans have someone to blame for their disappointing result: Donald Trump

Trump hangs over the ballot box like a malignant ghost. He scares more than he draws and, for Biden and the Democrats, he’s a gift that keeps giving

Roll Call

They gave up House seats to run for other office. Most lost - Roll Call

Many of the 16 House members who gave up their seats to run for another office didn't make it over the finish line.

Los Angeles Times

Bass, Caruso duel in historically expensive LA mayor’s race

LOS ANGELES — Businessman Rick Caruso and U.S. Rep. Karen Bass were in a virtual dead heat Tuesday night in the historically expensive race for mayor of Los Angeles, though the first returns remain far from definitive in what is expected to be a close contest.

Los Angeles Times

‘The whole city is in limbo’: Anxious waiting as Bass, Caruso ballots are counted for LA mayor

LOS ANGELES — Rick Caruso and Karen Bass both asserted their optimism Wednesday about an eventual victory in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, with both saying they would not let the slowly unfolding tabulation get in the way of their plans for a quick transition into the city’s top job.

The Independent UK

Why Katy Perry, Chris Pratt and Netflix are causing controversy in the LA mayoral election

Rick Caruso, a billionaire real estate magnate, is taking on Democrat Karen Bass in the race for LA mayor

The Independent UK

LA in crisis: Troubled city has stark choice for next mayor

Los Angeles voters have a stark choice for mayor: A billionaire developer who is promising a shift to the political right, or a progressive congresswoman who could become the first Black woman to hold the job

The Independent UK

Fierce fights over US House, LA mayor top California ballot

California's midterm elections are coming to a close with a burst of house-to-house campaigning and nonstop TV advertising

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