The 2026 Los Angeles mayor's race: Karen Bass vs. Nithya Raman
Gone quiet · last story Sep 4
What this arc covers
Mayor Karen Bass's bid for a second term: the endorsement from Kamala Harris, the June 2026 primary that sent her to a runoff against City Council member Nithya Raman, with Spencer Pratt out of the race, their debates over homelessness and climate, and Raman's endorsement by the Democratic Socialists.
Earliest story we hold May 4, 2026 · 7 stories · 28 independent sources (counted once each) · 123 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| May 25, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 54 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
25% left · 43% center · 32% right of 28 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 7 stories.
Every storyoldest first
May 2026
May 4Kamala Harris endorses L.A. Mayor Karen Bass for reelection8 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 2 right- May 30– Jun 3Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pulled into a runoff in her race for a second term15 articles · 13 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 4 right
June 2026
Jun 2– 9Nithya Raman Advances to Runoff Against Karen Bass in L.A. Mayor’s Race, Spencer Pratt Out of Running73 articles · 31 independent sources5 left, 10 center, 8 rightAugust 2026
Aug 10– 11Nithya Raman faces losing LA City Council homelessness committee leadership amid mayoral race7 articles · 6 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right- Aug 19– 20Bass, Raman spar over homelessness in heated LA mayoral debate10 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 5 center, 2 right
September 2026
Sep 2– 3Nithya Raman wins Democratic Socialists’ endorsement in bid to unseat LA Mayor Karen Bass5 articles · 4 independent sources2 left, 0 center, 2 right- Sep 4Bass, Raman clash over climate, address undecided Spencer Pratt voters in race for LA mayor1 articles · 1 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 0 right