The incumbent Los Angeles mayor started her term with strong approval ratings, but she lost support with voters after the fires last year that devastated the region.
The incumbent Los Angeles mayor started her term with strong approval ratings, but she lost support with voters after the fires last year that devastated the region.
Karen Bass sailed into the Los Angeles mayor’s office four years ago, but she faces a much tougher election this time after her handling of last year’s fires in the region disenchanted many residents.
Austin Beutner, a Los Angeles civic leader who had announced his candidacy in October, said in a statement early Thursday that he would no longer run for mayor.