The Brief
- Mayor Karen Bass has withdrawn from a televised candidate forum scheduled for Wednesday, leaving three remaining participants.
- Spokesperson Alex Stack stated Bass will be in Sacramento lobbying for housing and homelessness funds, as well as Olympic and World Cup planning.
- The League of Women Voters and the Pat Brown Institute criticized the move, calling public forums a “cornerstone of democratic accountability.”
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has withdrawn from participating in a candidate forum scheduled for Wednesday, the co-sponsors announced Saturday.
What we know:
The forum, co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs, was scheduled to air on May 13. …