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Rivals for LA Mayor Set to Meet in Forum as City Struggles With Homelessness, Hollywood Job Losses

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Democratic rivals seeking to lead troubled Los Angeles will meet in a high-stakes forum Tuesday just days before mail ballots drop, as voters weigh whether to stick with unpopular incumbent Karen Bass or turn to a little-known City Council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, Nithya Raman.

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U.S. News & World Report· Sep 29, 12:01 PMRivals for LA Mayor Set to Meet in Forum as City Struggles With Homelessness, Hollywood Job LossesAlso ran in SFGATE, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Rivals for LA mayor set to meet in forum as city struggles with homelessness, Hollywood job lossesTwo Democratic rivals seeking to become the next mayor of Los Angeles are meeting on the same stage just days before mail ballots go to voters. Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman are scheduled to appear at a forum Tuesday sponsored by the Jewish Federation Los Angeles. Bass — the first Black woman to hold the post — is fighting to keep her job…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution6d agoWhole story →

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Jewish voters press Bass and Raman on Gaza, antisemitism at LA mayoral forumL.A. mayoral candidates Nithya Raman and Karen Bass addressed Jewish voters, outlining their positions on homelessness, safety and antisemitism.

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