Why the L.A. mayoral runoff is about to be a ‘knife fight’ ^40.6%

Los Angeles Times - By David Zahniser, Noah Goldberg - 6/10/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 29.5% - Appeal to Emotion 19.2% - Biased Writer Voice 15.4%

The gloves are off. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman have only begun to wage their Nov. 3 runoff campaigns, but they’re already trading sharp jabs about each other and their records. “This November, voters will have a clear choice between myself and Nithya Raman, a difference that is made crystal clear because... more