Karen Bass vs. Nithya Raman: 5 key takeaways from LA mayoral debate

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Helen Jeong, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · October 13, 2026 · 1 min read

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In the last Los Angeles mayoral debate before the Nov. 3 election, incumbent Karen Bass faced one of the toughest challenges of her 25-year political career: challenger Nithya Raman, once a political ally, who aggressively attacked the mayor’s record while making the case that she could do a bett...

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