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“L.A. MAYOR BASS TAKES QUESTIONS ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL BASS DEBATED NITHYA RAMAN IN MAYOR'S RACE”
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Before politics, Karen Bass trained as a physician assistant!
Bass founded Community Advocates, a South LA nonprofit, in the 1990s, then won a state assembly seat in 2004. She was also a Biden VP finalist in 2020 — before becoming LA's first Black woman mayor in 2022.
NYC Mayor Mamdani released a rap video during his campaign!
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and former NY state assemblymember, recorded a hip-hop campaign track in 2025 that went viral — an unconventional move for a candidate who won the Democratic mayoral primary.
Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams reversed Type 2 diabetes with a vegan diet!
Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2016, Adams adopted a whole-food plant-based diet and says his symptoms disappeared. He detailed the journey in his 2020 book 'Healthy at Last.'
Nithya Raman holds a PhD in Urban Planning from MIT!
Before her 2020 council win, Raman co-founded Street Watch LA, a homeless advocacy group. Her MIT doctorate in urban studies informs her policy work representing District 4, covering Sherman Oaks, Encino, and Hollywood.
NYC caps horse-drawn carriages at 68 licensed rigs citywide.
City law also limits carriage horses to 9 hours of work per day, bans work when temps exceed 90°F, and requires horses to retire by age 26. The regulated industry employs roughly 300 workers and has operated in NYC since the 1850s.
Topic poll · all networksBefore becoming L.A. mayor, Bass made history leading which body?
- California State Assembly
- U.S. House of Representatives
- L.A. City Council
- California State Senate
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California State Assembly
