Billionaire developer Rick Caruso and U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., will move on from California's primary and face off in November to serve as Los Angeles' next mayor, as the two candidates secured the top two spots in the states primary Tuesday, The Associated Press called. Caruso won 31% of the vote to Bass' 39% at the time the AP called the race. Bass has spent the past decade representing a congressional district that covers areas south and west of downtown Los Angeles, was on President Biden’s short list for running mate during the 2020 presidential election. LOS ANGELES MAYORAL CO-FRONT-RUNNER KAREN BASS SAYS IF ELECTED SHE’LL BE ‘SMART ON CRIME’Caruso was recently endorsed by Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk. Pushing back, Caruso told Variety two weeks ago that he's "the farthest thing from Donald Trump and everybody knows that.

Source: Fox News June 08, 2022 15:14 UTC