The surprising, cut-throat race for Los Angeles mayor

Filed by Dirk Danger

Karen Bass is fighting for her political life as progressives battle to lead the US’s second-largest cityKaren Bass has never lost an election. But this fall, she faces the fight of her political life.Bass has roughly a month to convince voters that she should be elected to a second term as the mayor of Los Angeles. Given Angelenos’ broad dissatisfaction with the direction of the city, approval ratings on par with Donald Trump’s and a wave of anti-establishment sentiment sweeping American politi