LOS ANGELES — Facing anger from the leaders of a local Latino Democratic club, Rep. Karen Bass apologized Friday for suggesting the group was paid by her rival Rick Caruso to endorse him in the Los Angeles mayor’s race.
Leaders of Avance Democratic Club had called earlier in the day for Bass to apologize for her remarks, which she made at a debate hosted Thursday by KNX News.
“Accountability and transparency starts with me, and when I make a mistake, I own it,” Bass said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “I shouldn’t have said what I said. I sincerely apologize to Avance and its membership.”
