Benjamin Oreskes is a general assignment reporter in the California section. Previously, he wrote the Essential California newsletter. Before coming to The Times in February 2017, Oreskes covered foreign policy at Politico in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Northwestern University, and looks forward to seeing the Wildcats play in the Rose Bowl sometime soon.
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El multimillonario promotor inmobiliario Rick Caruso mantiene una estrecha ventaja sobre la diputada Karen Bass en la carrera para sustituir al alcalde Eric Garcetti.
Billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso holds a narrow lead over U.S. Rep. Karen Bass in the race to replace Mayor Eric Garcetti.
The candidates campaigned across L.A. over the weekend, from Boyle Heights to Mar Vista to Woodland Hills, as the primary election nears.
Bass takes small edge in final pre-primary poll, but neither candidate seems likely to hit the 50% in Tuesday’s primary needed to win outright.
The pandemic kept mayoral candidates inside and forced forums and debates to go online. Do voters have more information about the candidates, or less?
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L.A. mayoral candidate Karen Bass combines the focus on equity from her activist days with the practicality she learned in Sacramento and Washington.