Bass-Raman runoff sets L.A.’s left-vs-left mayoral fight
Thursday, June 18, 2026 · 6 min
LA mayor 2026 now has its November shape: Karen Bass versus Nithya Raman, after the Associated Press called Raman’s second-place finish over Spencer Pratt. The runoff pivots immediately to homelessness, housing, policing, and Bass’s budget record.
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LA mayor 2026 now has its November shape: Karen Bass versus Nithya Raman, after the Associated Press called Raman’s second-place finish over Spencer Pratt. The runoff pivots immediately to homelessness, housing, policing, and Bass’s budget record.
In this episode
- Raman Defeats Pratt to Face Bass in Left-Left Mayoral Runoff | Elections | westsidecurrent.com — Westside Current
# Raman Defeats Pratt to Face Bass in Left-Left Mayoral Runoff | Elections | westsidecurrent.com Author: Jim Newton, CalMatters Published: 2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00 Source: westsidecurrent.com (westsidecurrent.com) Language: en ## Story Raman Defeats Pratt to Face Bass in Left-Left Mayoral Runoff | Elections | westsidecurrent.com You have permission to edit this article. Edit Share…
- Step Back — Bass just signed a budget that puts money behind homelessness, police hiring, and basic services — so how should voters read an election-year city budget: as a real governing plan, a campaign message, or some mix of both?
Background sources
- LA Mayor Bass proposes $14.9B budget with no major cuts, little new spending | LAist — LAist
- L.A. Mayor Bass offers a hold-the-line budget, with no layoffs and few big increases - AOL — AOL
- Major changes in Karen Bass’ desperate budget — and the biggest losers - AOL — AOL
- Nearly $15 billion budget signed by Los Angeles mayor | California | thecentersquare.com — Chris Woodward | The Center Square contributor
- Karen Bass Unveils $14.8B Proposed Budget - MyNewsLA.com — Contributing Editor
- The mayoral showdown that benefits Karen Bass doesn't really benefit Los Angeles voters — Calmatters
- Los Angeles mayoral candidates face questions about homelessness and housing — CBS LA
# Los Angeles mayoral candidates face questions about homelessness and housing ## CBS LA 1150000 subscribers 28 likes ### Description 3173 views Posted: 14 May 2026 Hope the Mission hosted the forum, with questions coming from service providers, advocates, and people directly impacted by homelessness. Mayor Karen Bass, Councilwoman Nithya Raman and entrepreneur Adam Miller participated in the…