Bass and Raman make final appeals before LA mayoral vote

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman made their final appeals to voters on November 2, one day before the city’s mayoral election, with both campaigning on affordability, homelessness and public safety. The contest remained close in a poll that placed the candidates level, leaving the outcome undecided ahead of Election Day. Bass made several stops across Los Angeles, beginning at Homegirl Cafe in Chinatown alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra. She also campaigned in Sylmar and Pacoima. Bass said her priorities included clearing major encampments, improving public safety and making the city more affordable, and argued that Los Angeles needed more police officers. Raman campaigned at UCLA, where she spoke to supporters and emphasized the cost of living for young people hoping to build a life in Los Angeles. She said the mayoral administration had ignored their needs. Her campaign also organized canvassing in Highland Park and Mar Vista, and reported that volunteers had knocked on nearly 100,000 doors since the June primary. A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, cosponsored by the Los Angeles Times, found Bass and Raman...