{"id":1741616,"date":"2022-11-16T19:32:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T00:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1741616"},"modified":"2022-11-16T19:36:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T00:36:31","slug":"breaking-karen-bass-beats-rick-caruso-in-l-a-mayoral-race-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-karen-bass-beats-rick-caruso-in-l-a-mayoral-race-projection\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Karen Bass Beats Rick Caruso In L.A. Mayoral Race: Projection"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-karen-bass-beats-rick-caruso-in-l-a-mayoral-race-projection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1741616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA)\u00a0has won the election to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, beating businessman Rick Caruso, according to a projection.<\/p>\n<p>The projection was made by <a href=\"https:\/\/results.decisiondeskhq.com\/2022\/general\/states\/California\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DecisionDeskHQ<\/a> on Wednesday,\u00a0with Bass holding 53.06%\u00a0of the vote and Caruso holding 46.94%.\u00a0Both candidates were competing as Democrats to succeed Mayor Eric Garcetti, who couldn\u2019t seek re-election due to term limits.<\/p>\n<p>A congresswoman since 2013, 69-year-old Bass was backed heavily by the Democratic establishment, having garnered endorsements from President Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton, among other big names. Caruso, a billionaire businessman who spent tens of millions on the race, campaigned as an outspoken law and order candidate and gained popularity among a number of high profile celebrities, including Kim Kardashian, Snoop Dog, Katy Perry, and Gwyneth Paltrow.<\/p>\n<p>Crime has been a serious issue in the city. The number of shooting victims increased by 43% over 2020, the Los Angeles Police Department said in July. In the county, homicides increased 30% in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Caruso, 63, reportedly spent $62 million on the election, whereas Bass spent $6 million as of early October. The Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-10-28\/caruso-on-track-to-exceed-100-million-in-campaign-spending\">reported<\/a> that he was set to spend over $100 million total by the end of the election cycle. A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/karen-bass-rick-caruso-mayor-campaign\/12290947\/\">poll<\/a> in October showed that the race was closing between the two candidates. Bass led Caruso 34% to 31% for all voters.<\/p>\n<p>Homelessness has also been a major issue in the city. Last year, a poll <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/583789-nearly-4-in-10-la-voters-say-homeless-people-in-their-neighborhoods-make\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed<\/a> that almost 40% of voters in Los Angeles said homeless people in the areas they live made them feel unsafe. There were at least 69,144 homeless people each night in Los Angeles County, <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/ca\/la-west\/homelessness\/2022\/09\/08\/tktk-people-are-homeless-in-la--according-to-new-lahsa-count#:~:text=LOS%20ANGELES%20%E2%80%94%20At%20least%2069,144,reported%20that%2066,436%20experienced%20homelessness.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count published in September \u2014 4.1% more than a 2020 tally.<\/p>\n<p>Bass said she does not support the movement to \u201cdefund the police.\u201d She has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/congressional-black-caucus-karen-bass-on-defund-the-police-slogan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against<\/a> the \u201cdefund the police\u201d phrase since 2020, but has said she thought police budgets could be brought down if areas didn\u2019t depend on law enforcement to address problems that are not within their practice.<\/p>\n<p>Caruso pushed for community policing when he was president of the Police Commission, which is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everbridge.com\/blog\/what-is-community-policing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approach<\/a> where police officers work in a specific region to connect better with the people who live and work there. He also put responsibility on Mayor Garcetti for the lack of police officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou also have to have zero-tolerance, and you have to hold people accountable for that crime,\u201d Caruso said in the debate. \u201cIf it\u2019s a misdemeanor, it has to be held accountable by our city attorney or our district attorney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot all communities want to see an increase in police presence,\u201d Bass said. \u201cThat is not a solution in a lot of communities. A lot of communities want to see a serious investment in crime prevention and intervention strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caruso and Bass have both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/homeless-housing\/story\/2022-11-01\/overcrowding-housing-la-bass-caruso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discussed<\/a> the housing issue in the Los Angeles area and say that overcrowding is a main factor resulting in homelessness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA)\u00a0has won the election to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, beating businessman Rick Caruso, according to a projection. The projection was made by DecisionDeskHQ on Wednesday,\u00a0with Bass holding 53.06%\u00a0of the vote and Caruso holding 46.94%.\u00a0Both candidates were competing as Democrats to succeed Mayor Eric Garcetti, who couldn\u2019t seek re-election due &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":1890604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"BREAKING: Karen Bass Beats Rick Caruso In L.A. 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