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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Swiftly Reverses Course Over $500K Paycheck for Wildfire Czar For 3 Months Work

February 10, 2025 1:43 pmFebruary 10, 2025 1:43 pm

Over the weekend, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that her chief wildfire recovery officer, Steve Soboroff, would be paid $500,000 over the course of 90 days. Following a major public outcry, she then backtracked, saying he would be working...

Former LA Mayor Richard Riordan Dies At Age 92

April 20, 2023 12:45 pmApril 20, 2023 12:45 pm

Los Angeles city officials announced on Thursday that former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan had died late Wednesday. Born in New York City in 1930, Riordan graduated from Princeton University in 1952 with a Bachelor’s Degree and from the University...

Pres. Biden, VP Harris Endorse Rep. Karen Bass for Mayor of Los Angeles

August 2, 2022 4:08 pm

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced their endorsement of Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) in her run for Mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday. Bass has had a history with both Harris and Biden in Washington. She...

Hillary Clinton Endorses Karen Bass for Mayor of LA

July 28, 2022 12:30 pmJuly 29, 2022 7:06 am

Former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic Party Nominee for President Hillary Clinton announced on Thursday that she would be endorsing Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) in her bid to become Mayor of Los Angeles. Both Bass and her opponent, real...

LA Mayoral Candidate Rick Caruso Sees Flurry of Prominent Endorsements Days Before Primary Election

June 3, 2022 3:29 pmJune 3, 2022 3:30 pm

In the last few weeks leading up to the Los Angeles Mayoral election, real estate developer and candidate Rick Caruso has seen a surge of prominent endorsements come back him for support, further indicating that Congresswoman and fellow candidate Karen...

New LA Mayoral Poll Shows Councilman de Leon Gaining on Congresswoman Bass

March 2, 2022 12:13 pmMarch 3, 2022 5:13 pm

A new Loyola Marymount University poll released on Wednesday has shown that the 2022 Los Angeles Mayoral race to be closer than previously thought, with frontrunner Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) now only four points ahead of City Councilman Kevin de...

Congresswoman Bass Leads LA Mayoral Race Following First Major Poll

February 18, 2022 2:26 amFebruary 17, 2022 9:15 pm

According to a UC Berkeley – Institute of Governmental Studies poll conducted earlier this month, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) currently has a commanding lead in the LA Mayoral race, sitting at four times the amount of her nearest opponents with...