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Karen Bass dominated the mayoral debate, turning heads even among critics like Spencer Pratt—who once called her “Basura” but now admits she’s a “very skilled politician” who “made mincemeat” of Nithya Raman. While Pratt still finds a Bass mayorship depressing, he dubs a Raman win “terrifying.” Bass subtly adopted some of Pratt’s hardline stances—like cracking down on street vendors and supporting involuntary hospitalization for dangerous individuals—while openly targeting conservative voters ahead of the general election against Raman, the Democratic Socialist. Meanwhile, Raman was out in Boyle Heights rallying activists to stop Lineage from reopening its warehouse after a fire, a cause Bass later echoed, calling for legal action. The episode also spotlighted a fake poll—a “social experiment”—and the city council’s move to rescind camping bans, with one member calling them ineffective for homelessness. Behind the scenes, both Raman and another council member missed committee meetings, citing campaign duties and family issues respectively, as the race heats up.

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