October 24, 2022

Los Angeles

“Embattled Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de Leon said [last] Wednesday he will not resign amid an uproar over a leaked tape that revealed him participating in a meeting in which Latino officials made crude, racist remarks and plotted to expand their political power… The scandal already has led to the resignation of former City Council President Nury Martinez and calls from President Joe Biden for those involved to step down.” NBC News

“[Republican candidate Rick] Caruso has erased a double-digit deficit with [Democratic candidate Karen] Bass in the final weeks of the most expensive mayor’s contest in city history. The billionaire shopping mall developer, who has spent tens of millions from his personal fortune in his first run for political office, is in a tight race with the veteran politician.” Politico

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From the Right

The right condemns identity politics and is optimistic about Caruso’s chances.

From the Left

The left criticizes Los Angeles’s political structure and praises Bass.

The left criticizes Los Angeles’s political structure and praises Bass.