LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday morning announced her endorsement of former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the 2026 race for California governor.

"For me, this is a special moment," Bass said at a Crenshaw District news conference attended by various faith and community leaders Tuesday. "I know I have stood at a podium endorsing my brother from another mother on numerous occasions. Because, in fact, we have known each other and worked together our entire adult lives.

"Many, many years before we ever thought that we would wind up being elected officials, but when we were fighting on issues that were common to South L.A. and East L.A., we have always believed that the way you bring about change is you do it together. You build coalitions because our issues and

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