The head of the powerful Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, blasted Nithya Raman on Wednesday, calling the city council member an "opportunist" for launching a campaign to unseat Mayor Karen Bass after previously signaling her support for Bass. Federation president Yvonne Wheeler said in a statement that her organization, which represents an estimated 800,000 workers, will "use every tool" in its arsenal to get Bass reelected.
ended weeks of speculation about her political intentions, saying her work in the county "is not finished." "Over these past few months, you have shown me all the reason you love Los Angeles -and why it's worth fighting for," Horvath said Friday in a statement. "I am grateful to the many leaders, organizations, and every single Angeleno who urged me to run for Mayor of Los Angeles."
(Ronaldo Bolanos / Los Angeles Times) The race for Los Angeles mayor has been in an extraordinary state of flux, with the candidate lineup shuffling and reshuffling in the final days before the filing deadline. On Thursday, former schools Supt. Austin Beutner dropped out of the race, citing the death of his 22-year-old daughter. Hours later, L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said she was still deciding whether to launch her own challenge against Mayor Karen Bass.
