Los Angeles is one of America's top Democratic power centers. But with crime up and homelessness out of control, voters there may just be restless enough to embrace a billionaire businessman and longtime former Republican who sits on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation board to be their next mayor.
Driving the news: A crowded June 7 ballot has boiled down to a showdown between Rick Caruso and Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.). Bass was on President Biden’s shortlist of running mates in 2020 and is giving up a safe seat for her shot at running America's second-largest city.