Column: Amid the first-day cheers, Bass knows she has her work cut out for her
“Many Angelenos do not feel safe in their neighborhoods,” she went on. “And families have been priced out of their communities. This must change. And so, to the people of Los Angeles, my message is, we’re going to prevent and respond urgently to crime, and Los Angeles will no longer be unaffordable for working families.”
Christian Entezari, of the California Black Women’s Democratic Club, called the day “incredibly momentous,” a “culmination of communities coming together for the betterment of Los Angeles. It’s a very good day for the city.” That was challenging early in the primary, Elhawary said, because to a lot of young people, Bass didn’t seem progressive enough on climate change and other issues. But in the general, when it was down to Caruso, more young people came on board.
On election day, the early vote count had Caruso in the lead. But as mail-in ballots were tabulated and the vote was updated,
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