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Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for reelection on Monday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMayor Karen Bass is the leader Los Angeles needs right now. She has done what so many said couldn\u2019t be done \u2014 the first ever two-year decline in homelessness, reducing crime to levels this city hasn\u2019t seen since the 1960s, and refusing to back down when the federal government came after our neighbors,\u201d Harris said in a statement. \u201cShe has my full support for re-election.\u201d<\/p>\n

The endorsement comes as ballots have begun arriving in Californians\u2019 mailboxes at a critical moment in the race to lead the nation\u2019s second-largest city. Although Bass leads in polls, she is viewed unfavorably by many Angelenos for her perceived lack of leadership in the aftermath of the devastating Palisades fire. <\/p>\n

A quarter of voters supported Bass in a March poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies that was co-sponsored by The Times. City Councilmember Nithya Raman had the backing of 17%, and conservative reality TV star Spencer Pratt had 14%. A quarter of voters were undecided.<\/p>\n

Though Bass led the other prominent mayoral candidates, political strategists say the numbers are troubling for the incumbent because she is facing off against lesser-known rivals and because 56% viewed her unfavorably. And Pratt and Raman had raised more money than Bass this year through April 18, according to fundraising disclosures filed with the city\u2019s Ethics Commission. However, Bass had nearly $2.3 million in the bank because she started fundraising for reelection two years ago.<\/p>\n

Though Bass and Harris were rivals to be selected as presidential nominee Joe Biden\u2019s running mate in 2020, the two Democrats have known each other for more than two decades and have a long shared history. Bass was sworn in by Harris as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles in 2022. Two years later, at the Democratic National Convention where Harris became the party\u2019s presidential nominee, Bass spoke about working with her more than a decade ago on youth homelessness and fixing the child welfare system when Bass led the California Assembly and Harris was a state prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Harris also endorsed Rob Bonta for reelection as state attorney general, Malia Cohen for reelection as state controller and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis for state treasurer. Here\u2019s a look at those races and the rest on the ballot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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