Could Mayor Karen Bass win reelection by attacking conservative challenger Spencer Pratt and elbowing out candidates on the left in the primary? The strategy worked for Sen. Adam Schiff.
Unions are still a powerful force for reelecting Karen Bass. But their support could split among the candidates, and groups such as the Democratic Socialists of America are entering the fray.
The size of L.A.'s council was set in 1925, when the city was much smaller and less diverse. Voters deserve the chance to decide if Los Angeles has outgrown its 15 districts.
Could Nithya Raman catch fire the way that Zohran Mamdani did in New York City? Yes. She has much of his dignity, credentials, attractiveness and flash. And she has a receptive electorate.
The principles that guided the Los Angeles police away from ignominy and back toward honor after the Rodney King beating are lost on federal authorities in their zeal to punish undocumented migrants.
A central question of this mayor’s race will be whether the incumbent has done enough to address the shameful reality of a city that boasts extravagant wealth while tens of thousands of its people sleep without shelter.
