Posted on 08/20/2026 8:47:25 AM PDT by DFG
The debate for the Los Angeles mayoral race is off to a fiery start after incumbent Karen Bass told her opponent, Nithya Raman, that she was lazy.
'I did the first tax credit when I was Speaker of the House. You were nowhere,' Bass said with Raman sitting next to her.
'Even when it came time to vote for the entertainment industry, you walked on votes. As a matter of fact, I believe you have missed several thousand votes because you don't show up to work.'
The incumbent mayor's fierce words came Wednesday night in Sherman Oaks as Election Day creeps closer, with less than two months remaining before early voting begins.
Raman, a city councilmember serving under Bass, demanded an opportunity to respond to the criticism of her work ethic and acknowledged that she had missed meetings.
'(Bass) knows, as well as I do, that I have had regular absences because I've been appointed to external boards that lead me to miss regular council meetings because these bodies that I've been appointed to by the previous mayor, by this mayor, sometimes conflict with our council days,' the councilmember said.
Raman also went on the offensive, condemning the mayor's track record on homelessness and deeming her housing program, Inside Safe, a failure.
'This mayor has spent $400 million on Inside Safe, refused audits,' Raman said.
Raman also highlighted how her Fourth Council District experienced a 49 percent decrease in unsheltered homelessness as a result of her efforts.
Hollywood Hills, Sherman Oaks and parts of Reseda and Van Nuys, along with other neighborhoods, are encompassed within the Fourth Council District.
She promised to audit all city funds used for homelessness programs and track their performance, according to ABC 7.
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Kabuki theater of the absurd..................
Be funny if the indian chick would have said Nigga Please
LA is screwed regardless of who wins.
pot kettle
The thieves have done their job. Should have been Bass v Pratt, and Pratt would be telling them to just shove it.
Foreplay.
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“LA mayoral race descends into vicious catfight as incumbent Karen Bass calls rival Nithya Raman lazy to her FACE”. I love cat fights, wish I could have been there.
In true Alinsky habits, Bass is performing the, Accuse your accuser of your own faults tactic, thus insulating yourself from scrutiny.
Lazy Bass is stating the obvious. A Democrat calling another Democrat lazy is like a blind person calling another blind person unseeing.
The desi could call her shiftless.
How is it possible so many dumb people live in one place and vote to make themselves look even dumber.
At one time, I believe that Sherman Oaks was a detective (on a segment of Fractured Flickers??)
LA deserves this.
LA deserves this.
Yep.
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