Rick Caruso, billionaire candidate and one of two frontrunners, was the focus of much of the ire onstage, while other frontrunner Rep. Karen Bass stayed above the fray.
But none of the candidates on stage attacked as aggressively as LA City Councilman Kevin De Leon, who according to the latest LA Times/UC Berkeley poll, is losing Latino voters to the Caruso campaign."When he was the chair, or the president, of the LAPD Commission, they criminalized the homeless," De Leon said of Caruso."It's a grotesque lie, and you know that Kevin," he said.
The other frontrunner, LA Congresswoman and former State Assembly speaker Karen Bass, stayed above the fray, focusing on policy and the problems of LA County's decentralized government -- particularly on the issue of homelessness. "It is completely unacceptable for the city and the county not to work together hand in glove," Bass said."And we do need to explore some other type of governance. Maybe it would be based on a model like the Metro Board is. But there needs to be one person in charge."
Although homelessness and crime are popular issues this race, there were many questions that weren't raised in the debate, such as if the city needs more police.It was one of many numbers tossed around the stage. Some were staggeringly high, with no discussion of how any of it would be paid.And many candidates pledged a better tomorrow -- if they become mayor."We can do this together, and it is time to unite and inspire," said Bass.
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