Recap: Karen Bass, Nithya Raman face off in final debate before election

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What to Know Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman met in a one-hour, commercial-free televised debate Tuesday hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo 52. Councilmember Raman finished second to Bass in the June primary, which included reality TV star Spencer Pratt, setting up th...

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