The Los Angeles Times editorial board said on Thursday that it would be endorsing Rep. Karen Bass over fellow Democratic Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso with less than a month until Election Day. The newspaper also noted how Bass was trying to engage with the community after a leaked audio found three Los Angeles City Council members making racist statements, rocking the city. The Los Angeles mayoral runoff is down to Bass and Caruso after neither was able to notch an outright victory by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote in the nonpartisan June primary. The endorsement comes just days after the Times recently broke a story that three members of the Los Angeles City Council had made racist or derogatory comments about their colleagues, their colleagues’ children and other California officials. Martinez resigned from her position on the City Council in addition to her seat; however, several other members have remained on the council.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 13, 2022 16:41 UTC