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Los Angeles’ mayoral race has turned into a multimillion-dollar mudslinging match, with deep-pocketed unions, wealthy donors and police groups flooding the airwaves with ads ahead of Election Day.
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unions → turn → Day
Outside groups are spending big to boost challenger Nithya Raman and tear into Mayor Karen Bass, turning the Nov. 3 showdown into an expensive battle over homelessness, public safety and the city’s future.
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groups → spend → homelessness
The biggest spender so far is a committee backing Raman, bankrolled largely by organized labor and a wealthy hedge fund manager.
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spender → back → labor
The Western States Regional Council of Carpenters had raised more than $10 million for its Estamos Con Nithya committee by Thursday.
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Council → raise → Thursday
Hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick, who has a Reno address and has pushed to expand LA’s bike-lane network, accounted for $6 million of that sum.
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who → have → sum
Raman has another outside ally in Streets for All, a transportation advocacy group that has spent $1.1 million on digital ads blasting Bass over homelessness, the Palisades fire and other issues.
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that → have → homelessness
Ethics Commission figures show much of the group’s funding came from Sosnick and two real estate developers.
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much → show → Sosnick
Bass’ backers have countered with their own pricey campaign.
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backers → counter → campaign
A committee sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Protective League has spent nearly $4.8 million on ads attacking Raman, including over her opposition to a law barring homeless encampments near schools.
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committee → sponsor → schools
The mayor has also received outside support from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and regional building-trade unions.
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mayor → receive → Labor
The spending war comes as the candidates’ own fundraising totals tell a somewhat different story.
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totals → come → story
Bass has raised about $3.4 million overall, compared with Raman’s $3 million, according to the latest campaign finance reports.
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Bass → raise → reports
But Raman has nearly $1.4 million left to spend, roughly twice Bass’ available cash.
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Raman → have → million
For the month ending Oct. 17, Bass collected $827,000 in contributions and taxpayer matching funds, while Raman brought in $485,000.
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Raman → end → 485,000
Both candidates face a $1,800 limit on individual donations, but independent expenditure committees can collect unlimited contributions as long as they do not coordinate with the campaigns they support.
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they → face → campaigns
The costly clash comes amid widespread frustration with LA, according to a California Post-McLaughlin & Associates poll.
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clash → come → poll
More than two-thirds of respondents, 66.2%, said the city was headed in the wrong direction, compared with just 16.4% who believed it was on the right track.
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it → say → track
Homelessness topped voters’ concerns, cited by 47.3% of respondents, followed by the cost of living at 41.7% and housing costs at 35.4%.
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Homelessness → top → %
The poll also found that 71.7% disapproved of Bass’ job performance, while 25.5% approved.
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% → find → performance
Among registered Democrats, 65.5% disapproved.
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% → register → Democrats
Raman led Bass in the head-to-head survey, 46.7% to 38.8%, with 13.5% undecided.
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% → lead → %
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