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UPDATED: The Los Angeles mayoral primary race that saw billionaire Grove developer Rick Caruso in the lead and Rep. Karen Bass trailing on election night has swung the other way as mail-in ballots, which make up the majority of the city’s votes, have crawled in. Caruso’s share of the tally has dropped 5 percentage…

Polling places have been open for weeks in California, and the massive turnout for the 2020 presidential election appears to be squarely in the rearview. Early numbers show that voting in today’s primaries could hit historic lows in the state and local races, which include a bitter tussle for Los Angeles mayor. That…

UPDATED: When voters go to the polls Tuesday for Los Angeles' primary election, they are likely to advance two mayoral candidates to the general election: Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) and developer Rick Caruso. If so, Hollywood's unusual split in its loyalties between the two could be an indicator of a highly contentious…

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) and Councilman Kevin de Leon will take part in a Los Angeles mayoral candidates forum at ICM Partners on Tuesday that will focus on what is perhaps the biggest issue in the race: homelessness. The event, called Solving Homelessness and sponsored by Politico and ICM Partners, also will feature Alf…

UPDATE, Wednesday, 3:23 PM PT: Organizers said that more than 300 people attended an event at Bad Robot Productions for Karen Bass, as polls show she faces a tight primary race against developer Rick Caruso. Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams addressed the crowd at the event, and Norman Lear, 99, was among the attendees…

Developer Rick Caruso’s ads have blanketed the Los Angeles airwaves the message that he is just the non-career politician that the city needs to solve the homelessness crisis and crime, but on Tuesday, he for the first time faced his rivals in the race. He quickly became the focus of attacks at the USC Dornsife Center…

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) officially announced on Monday that she would be running for mayor of Los Angeles. “With my whole heart, I’m ready. Let’s do this — together. I’m running for mayor,” Bass tweeted. She also introduced a campaign website. According to a poll conducted last month, Bass would be one of the leading…

Auditions make me nervous. Not for myself — I'm beyond the casting-call stage of life. But rather for anyone who still has the nerve to endure the almost always disappointing, sometimes humiliating, process of being screened, interviewed, tested and most probably rejected for a role in show business. Or journalism. Or…

Joe Biden VP candidate Rep. Karen Bass did some damage control today with Fox News Sunday, taking back her past praise of Cuban Communist dictator Fidel Castro. Bass, a five-term congresswoman who represents Los Angeles and is the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, addressed the remarks that many see deflating…

House and Senate Democrats unveiled police reform legislation that would ban racial profiling and prohibit federal law enforcement from using chokeholds to restrain suspects. The bill, called the Justice In Policing Act, also would create a police misconduct registry, and make it easier to prosecute police abuse. Also…

EXCLUSIVE: Larry Thompson, the veteran entertainment attorney/personal manager/film producer, wants to add the additional title of U.S. Congressman. Thompson is entering the race in California’s 37th District, and will run as an Independent against 4-time incumbent Karen Bass. It won’t be easy, and he knows it: Bass…