{"id":8948,"date":"2026-05-09T23:50:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8948"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:50:48","slug":"karen-bass-called-out-for-stunning-mayoral-debate-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8948","title":{"rendered":"Karen Bass called out for stunning mayoral debate decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": 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\/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is being blasted for backing out of an upcoming mayoral forum just days after she took a beating in a LA mayoral debate, with Spencer Pratt being declared the winner, per an online poll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe League of Women Voters and the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs regret to announce that Mayor Karen Bass has withdrawn from the televised Los Angeles mayoral forum scheduled for May 13 on FOX 11,\u201d a statement posted on Instagram from organizers read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe forum was organized to give Los Angeles voters the opportunity to hear directly from candidates seeking to lead the city through a period of extraordinary challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mayor Karen Bass is being blasted for backing out of an upcoming mayoral forum just days after she took a beating in a LA mayoral debate. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFive candidates were invited and four candidates committed to participate: Mayor Bass, Councilmember Nithya Raman, businessman Adam Miller, and community advocate Rae Huang accepted the invitation and signed forms confirming their attendance,\u201d it added, noting that the former reality star-turned LA mayor hopeful had declined citing a conflict with his schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are disappointed that voters will be denied the opportunity to see the Mayor side-by-side with her main opponents in a televised forum just as voters are beginning to really pay attention to the race,\u201d Mike Bonin, who runs the Pat Brown Institute, told The Post in a statement.  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bonin also said that when they started talking about the forum, they \u201cchecked with various campaigns on their schedules and the Mayor\u2019s team said she would be available for a forum on May 13.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given that information, Bonin said they invited her leading challengers for an event on that day, noting that invites were sent out and the Mayor confirmed her appearance on the 22nd of April.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline 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also discuss the city and state partnership on the Olympics and World Cup,\u201d campaign spokesperson Alex Stack told FOX 11.<\/p>\n<p>Bonin said on the 8th her team told reporters she would be in Sacramento, but \u201cat no point did the Mayor\u2019s campaign indicate they had a conflict on the date that they chose and confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The announcement said women\u2019s voter league and institute has a \u201clong track record of co-sponsoring candidate forums that are fair\u2026\u201d <span class=\"credit\">INSTAGRAM\/@pat_brown_institute<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California 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size-large\"><figcaption>Stack said that the mayor had debated her \u201ctop two opponents twice this week and it\u2019s been made clear that neither is up to the job.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">David Buchan for California Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At this point, the debate is still scheduled to be aired live at 6 PM on FOX 11 on Wednesday May 13 with candidates Miller, Huang and Raman, the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to the mayor\u2019s campaign for further comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; 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