Karen Bass overtook Rick Caruso in the seesaw battle to be mayor of Los Angeles, “with Friday’s tally putting the veteran lawmaker 4,384 votes ahead of the real estate developer in a contest that will not be settled until next week at the earliest,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
Karen Bass Takes the Lead for Los Angeles Mayor
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