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Karen Bass Cancels Appearance at Televised L.A. Mayoral Forum

Organizers said the forum will proceed with three candidates after Bass withdrew to campaign in Sacramento for housing, homelessness and wildfire recovery funding.

  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass withdrew Saturday from a candidate forum scheduled for broadcast Wednesday on Fox11, just days before the televised event.
  • Instead of attending the forum, Bass will travel to Sacramento on Wednesday to secure funding for housing, homelessness, and Palisades Fire recovery, campaign spokesperson Alex Stack said.
  • Stack defended the decision by noting the mayor debated her "top two opponents twice this week," adding that voters saw they are "not up to the job as Mayor."
  • Organizers from the League of Women Voters and the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs expressed disappointment, noting the event was scheduled around the campaign's specifications.
  • Wednesday's forum will feature Councilwoman Nithya Raman, businessman Adam Miller, and community advocate Rae Huang, while Spencer Pratt remains absent due to a previously cited scheduling conflict.
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Fox 11 LA broke the news on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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