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Cash pours in for LA mayoral candidate as heated race enters final stretch

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Farr, D. (2026, October 24). Cash pours in for LA mayoral candidate as heated race enters final stretch. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/us-news/outside-groups-pour-millions-in-karen-in-los-angeles-mayoral-race/

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Los Angeles’ mayoral race has become a high-stakes contest involving extensive advertising spending by outside groups, particularly focusing on issues like homelessness and public safety. As of the latest figures, Nithya Raman’s supporter committee Estamos Con Nithya raised over $10 million, largely from labor unions and a hedge fund manager, while Mayor Karen Bass’ supporters spent nearly $4.8 million attacking Raman. The race reflects widespread voter dissatisfaction with LA's current direction and leadership, as indicated by recent polls showing high disapproval ratings for Bass.

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Los Angeles' mayoral race has become a multimillion-dollar contest, with outside groups heavily funding advertisements to sway voters ahead of the November 3 election. Challenger Nithya Raman is receiving significant support from organized labor and wealthy donors, particularly Aaron Sosnick, a hedge fund manager who donated $6 million to her campaign through the committee Estamos Con Nithya. This committee had raised over $10 million by Thursday for pro-Raman ads. Meanwhile, Mayor Karen Bass' opponents are focusing on issues like homelessness and public safety, with groups like Streets for All spending $1.1 million to criticize her record. The race has thus turned into an expensive battle over the city's future direction.

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Outside groups are spending big to boost challenger Nithya Raman and tear into Mayor Karen Bass, turning the Nov. 3 showdown into an expensive battle over homelessness, public safety and the city’s future.

left frames the race as a conflict over social services vs. law enforcement
Streets for All, a transportation advocacy group that has spent $1.1 million on digital ads blasting Bass over homelessness, the Palisades fire and other issues.

left supports Raman's stance on social issues
A committee sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Protective League has spent nearly $4.8 million on ads attacking Raman, including over her opposition to a law barring homeless encampments near schools.

right supports Bass's stance on law enforcement

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🔮 Los Angeles’ left-leaning City Council wants to explore launching a government-run bank despite the city facing a projected $100 million budget gap — drawing a blistering rebuke from one councilmember who questioned whether City Hall can handle its own finances.

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🔮 Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman was left scrambling when asked to name a police chief she admires — an awkward moment for the councilwoman already facing blowback over her praise of controversial former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates.

2026-10-22 · assertive framing · Watch Nithya Raman’s garbled interview when grilled on police comments: ‘I don’t know… I don’t know’

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🔮 Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso expressed “extreme concern” over Nithya Raman’s plans for the LAPD if elected mayor while attending an event with Karen Bass Tuesday — but stopped short of endorsing the incumbent.

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Los Angeles’ mayoral race has turned into a multimillion-dollar mudslinging match, with deep-pocketed unions, wealthy donors and police groups flooding the airwaves with ads ahead of Election Day. asserted

unions → turn → Day

Outside groups are spending big to boost challenger Nithya Raman and tear into Mayor Karen Bass, turning the Nov. 3 showdown into an expensive battle over homelessness, public safety and the city’s future. asserted

groups → spend → homelessness

The biggest spender so far is a committee backing Raman, bankrolled largely by organized labor and a wealthy hedge fund manager. asserted

spender → back → labor

The Western States Regional Council of Carpenters had raised more than $10 million for its Estamos Con Nithya committee by Thursday. asserted

Council → raise → Thursday

Hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick, who has a Reno address and has pushed to expand LA’s bike-lane network, accounted for $6 million of that sum. asserted

who → have → sum

Raman has another outside ally in Streets for All, a transportation advocacy group that has spent $1.1 million on digital ads blasting Bass over homelessness, the Palisades fire and other issues. asserted

that → have → homelessness

Ethics Commission figures show much of the group’s funding came from Sosnick and two real estate developers. asserted

much → show → Sosnick

Bass’ backers have countered with their own pricey campaign. asserted

backers → counter → campaign

A committee sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Protective League has spent nearly $4.8 million on ads attacking Raman, including over her opposition to a law barring homeless encampments near schools. asserted

committee → sponsor → schools

The mayor has also received outside support from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and regional building-trade unions. asserted

mayor → receive → Labor

The spending war comes as the candidates’ own fundraising totals tell a somewhat different story. asserted

totals → come → story

Bass has raised about $3.4 million overall, compared with Raman’s $3 million, according to the latest campaign finance reports. uncertain

Bass → raise → reports

But Raman has nearly $1.4 million left to spend, roughly twice Bass’ available cash. asserted

Raman → have → million

For the month ending Oct. 17, Bass collected $827,000 in contributions and taxpayer matching funds, while Raman brought in $485,000. asserted

Raman → end → 485,000

Both candidates face a $1,800 limit on individual donations, but independent expenditure committees can collect unlimited contributions as long as they do not coordinate with the campaigns they support. asserted

they → face → campaigns

The costly clash comes amid widespread frustration with LA, according to a California Post-McLaughlin & Associates poll. uncertain

clash → come → poll

More than two-thirds of respondents, 66.2%, said the city was headed in the wrong direction, compared with just 16.4% who believed it was on the right track. asserted

it → say → track

Homelessness topped voters’ concerns, cited by 47.3% of respondents, followed by the cost of living at 41.7% and housing costs at 35.4%. asserted

Homelessness → top → %

The poll also found that 71.7% disapproved of Bass’ job performance, while 25.5% approved. asserted

% → find → performance

Among registered Democrats, 65.5% disapproved. asserted

% → register → Democrats

Raman led Bass in the head-to-head survey, 46.7% to 38.8%, with 13.5% undecided. asserted

% → lead → %

Cash pours in for LA mayoral candidate as heated race enters final stretch

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