With an election year just around the corner, many have wondered who might mount a challenge to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Bass, elected in 2022 over businessman Rick Caruso, has come under considerable scrutiny since the wildfires earlier this year.

Her decision to go to Ghana ahead of the fires, as well as her public spat with and ultimate firing of the city’s fire chief, have been seared in public consciousness. Meanwhile, the city’s slow permitting all these months later underscores a sense that City Hall isn’t functioning as well as it should.

On the city’s business front, Bass has largely sided against business interests, perhaps most notably represented by her signing off on a $30 minimum wage for hotel workers and airport workers.

On homelessness, while city officials have c

See Full Page