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Bass warns of chaos if Raman wins LA mayor race
A UC Berkeley and LA Times poll has Bass and Raman tied at forty percent among likely voters; outside groups have poured in nearly twelve and a half million dollars.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Karen Bass gives apocalyptical vision of LA if Nithya Raman wins election: ‘Chaos from day one’”, with reporting from Newsy Today, Westside Current and La Public Press.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 8:31 PM ET on BBN Game Night, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Karen Bass.
- BBN covered this story before: L.A. mayoral runoff pits Karen Bass against Nithya Raman (November 1).
The real story
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- New York PostKaren Bass gives apocalyptical vision of LA if Nithya Raman wins election: ‘Chaos from day one’
- Newsy TodayKaren Bass and Nithya Raman Tied in Tight Los Angeles Mayoral Race - Newsy Today October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
- Westside CurrentLA Mayoral Race Enters Final Days Amid High Disapproval facts used on air
- La Public PressBass vs. Raman: LA mayoral candidates on ICE, LADWP, rent and LAPD October 1, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLA Mayor Karen Bass says her rival Nithya Raman would bring chaos from day one and unsettle the LAPD ahead of the twenty twenty-eight Olympics, according to the New York Post.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA UC Berkeley and LA Times poll has them tied at forty percent among likely voters, so the city is basically one coin flip from chaos or not-chaos.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRaman says she would move to fire the police chief before the Games, and outside groups have spent nearly twelve and a half million dollars on the race.
The story so far
- Palisades residents who wanted Bass out now plan to vote for her · New York Post
- L.A. mayoral runoff pits Karen Bass against Nithya Raman · The Washington Post
- Bass warns of chaos if Raman wins LA mayor race (this story)
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