Housing advocate Rae Huang’s announcement that she will run for mayor of Los Angeles injected a progressive voice into what had been shaping up as a matchup between Mayor Karen Bass and former LAUSD superintendent Austin Beutner.

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Huang, deputy director of Housing Now California and an ordained Presbyterian minister, enters the race on a platform that calls for “housing for all,” fast and free buses, stronger workers protection and a public safety approach focused on prevention and care.

“I am running because I can do the job and because Los Angeles has been ready for real leadership for a long time,” she told supporters as she launched her campaign Sunday.

Her entry presents Bass — a veteran Democratic leader who won in 2022 after a high-profile clash with developer Ri

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