Gustavo Arellano: Nury Martinez's rant reveals the worst enemy of Latino political power — ourselves The more you listen to it, the worse it gets. Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022
Billionaire Caruso on spending binge to sway LA mayor's race The race for Los Angeles mayor has taken a nasty turn, with both candidates sharpening attacks The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
‘How much did you pay for it?’: Bass apologizes to Latino group for comment during debate LOS ANGELES — Facing anger from the leaders of a local Latino Democratic club, Rep. Karen Bass apologized Friday for suggesting the group was paid by her rival Rick Caruso to endorse him in the Los Angeles mayor’s race. Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022
Bass, Caruso spar over USC, Scientology, policing and housing in LA mayoral debate LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso both found themselves on the defensive Thursday evening as a quintet of moderators pressed them on an array of pain points during an hourlong live debate. Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022
LA mayoral candidate Rick Caruso pledged $1 million to support abortion rights proposition but has yet to donate LOS ANGELES — A day after a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overruling Roe vs. Wade sent shockwaves through the country, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso took to Twitter to vehemently defend his support of abortion rights. Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022
Caruso cuts into Bass' lead, poll finds, as LA mayoral race heads into final weeks LOS ANGELES — Rick Caruso has made significant progress in the race for Los Angeles mayor, closing a large part of the gap with Rep. Karen Bass since August, but the billionaire businessman still trails by double digits among the people who are likeliest to vote. Los Angeles Times · Oct 2, 2022
'Mansion tax' would raise money for LA housing. Bass and Caruso don't support it LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso have each put forward expensive plans for expanding interim and permanent housing for homeless people, but the Los Angeles mayoral candidates have offered few specifics about how they would pay for them. Los Angeles Times · Oct 1, 2022
Rick Caruso has spent more than $62 million since entering LA mayor's race LOS ANGELES — Rick Caruso has spent more than $62 million since launching his Los Angeles mayoral bid in February, nearly all of it his own money. Los Angeles Times · Sep 30, 2022
Survey: Most Angelenos have favorable view of LAPD, despite lingering concerns around bias LOS ANGELES — The public's confidence in the Los Angeles Police Department has improved slightly over the last two years, although more than half of the city's residents believe policing remains tainted by racial bias among officers, according to a survey from Loyola Marymount University. Los Angeles Times · Sep 28, 2022
Erika D. Smith: Isn't Karen Bass the victim? Why all the questions about her stolen guns? Ever since Karen Bass announced that she was running for mayor of Los Angeles, she has mostly downplayed the historic implications of her candidacy. Los Angeles Times · Sep 28, 2022
Commentary: Are Latino voters in Southern California being courted like kingmakers yet? Latino voters in Boyle Heights, probably Los Angeles’ most historic Latino/Chicano neighborhood, have seen more than their usual share of door canvassers and have gotten plenty of phone calls and text messages from a particular mayoral candidate: Rick Caruso. Los Angeles Times · Sep 23, 2022
Bass and Caruso face off in LA mayoral debate LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles mayoral candidates Rick Caruso and Karen Bass tangled for nearly an hour Wednesday night in their first debate ahead of the Nov. 8 election. Los Angeles Times · Sep 22, 2022
Huge Caruso ad buy: $17 million in broadcast TV time for remaining weeks of mayoral race LOS ANGELES — After a dormant summer on the airwaves, Rick Caruso's mayoral campaign on Thursday reserved $17 million worth of broadcast TV ad time spread over the remaining weeks of the race — a commitment that does not include cable or digital advertising, meaning the spending total will likely… Los Angeles Times · Sep 16, 2022
2 arrested in burglary of California congresswoman's home Police arrested two men in connection with a burglary at the Los Angeles home of a California congresswoman last week The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Sep 15, 2022 2 arrested in burglary at Rep. Karen Bass' LA home, LAPD says LOS ANGELES — Two people are in custody in connection with the burglary of Rep. Karen Bass' home in the Baldwin Vista neighborhood, an LAPD spokesperson said Wednesday.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 9, 2022 Bass and Caruso trade insults as LA mayoral race turns ugly LOS ANGELES — With less than eight weeks until the November election, both Los Angeles mayoral candidates are fighting fire with fire as they attack their opponent’s relationships to scandals at one of the most prominent private institutions in the city.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022 LA mayoral candidate Karen Bass got a USC degree for free. It's now pulling her into a federal corruption case LOS ANGELES — During the last decade, two influential Los Angeles politicians were awarded full-tuition scholarships valued at nearly $100,000 each from the University of Southern California's social work program.
Ballotpedia · Sep 6, 2022 Most expensive ballot measures ever headline California’s November 2022 elections Welcome to the Tuesday, September 6, Brew.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 2, 2022 Citing 'escalating tension in modern politics,' USC pulled out of hosting mayoral debate LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles mayoral race heads into its frantic final months, debate organizers have been caught up in bickering between the candidates' camps as well as scheduling snafus and last-minute cancellations.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2022 Can Rick Caruso regain steam in LA mayoral race as Karen Bass' lead mounts? LOS ANGELES — After a fiery spring and a relatively quiet summer, Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso will soon enter the final stretch of the Los Angeles mayor's race: a monthslong, all-out sprint to November.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022 In new poll, Karen Bass jumps out to big lead over Rick Caruso in race for LA mayor LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass has built a double-digit lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race with a little over two months to go until election day, firming up her base among the city's Democratic voters and eroding Rick Caruso's margin in the San Fernando Valley, a new poll…
Los Angeles Times · Aug 18, 2022 Robin Abcarian: LA District Attorney Gascón survives a second recall campaign. Was he humbled by this near miss? The crash was horrific, no doubt about it.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022 President Biden and Vice President Harris back Karen Bass in LA mayoral race LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed Rep. Karen Bass' mayoral campaign on Tuesday, saying in a joint statement that they were "eager to continue to partner with her on innovative strategies to reduce homelessness and increase public safety and prosperity."
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022 Biden, Harris endorse Rep. Karen Bass in LA mayor's race President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have endorsed Karen Bass in the Los Angeles' mayor race, cementing the congresswoman's place as the pick of the Democratic establishment
Los Angeles Times · Jul 28, 2022 Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the LA mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November LOS ANGELES — As Los Angeles residents decide who will be their mayor, Rep. Karen Bass is trying to build on her 7-point advantage in the primary over billionaire developer Rick Caruso.