His run for office is a working demonstration of how he would perform the job itself as an independent watchdog and public information resource. Kenneth Mejia has run a trailblazing campaign for this office, using a combination of accounting expertise, social media savvy, enthusiastic public engagement, and a community organizing mentality. But if Bass wants full-throated support from community organizations on the left rather than grudging acceptance, it would behoove her to demonstrate she is listening to the Angelenos they represent.īack to Top City Controller: Kenneth Mejia We do not believe billionaires should exist, let alone reign in City Hall, and a Caruso win is clearly the worst-case scenario. With only a few months of campaigning and $40,000, Gina Viola was able to capture nearly 7% of the overall vote (roughly $1 per vote), and it is clear from races up and down the ballot that a large swath of Los Angeles wants to see meaningfully progressive changes in how the city approaches homelessness and policing. However, she is out of touch with the city’s current landscape she has not only called for restoring the LAPD to its maximum capacity in response to false, police-backed “crime wave” narratives (which she has stoked) but also vigorously defended the stance at every opportunity. When Bass entered the race, some Angelenos rejoiced at the possibility of having a former community organizer and accomplished Black woman as mayor. A former Republican and generous donor to anti-abortion politicians and causes who re-registered as a Democrat just to run for mayor, he recently helped fund the effort to recall progressive DA George Gascón. He is a billionaire real estate developer if he cared about helping to solve homelessness, he could have chosen to make a massive impact already. Rick Caruso, an anti-abortion billionaire and the architect of USC’s sexual assault cover-up, spent nearly $62 million of his personal fortune on blitzing voters with print and digital advertisements replete with nonsensical platitudes. Longtime social justice organizer and Ground Game–endorsed candidate Gina Viola being out of the race leaves Congressmember Karen Bass and real estate mogul Rick Caruso to battle it out for the mayoral seat. United States Senate and House of RepresentativesĬalifornia Statewide Offices CITY OF LOS ANGELES Mayor: NOT Rick Caruso Neighboring LA Cities and School Districts These recommendations were made after extensive research by a team of our editors and writers. Knock LA is a journalistic project of Ground Game LA. The district numbers in this guide reflect what’s on the ballot this year.
Note: the district numbers on your ballot might differ from previous elections because the boundaries were changed after the 2020 Census. We also have voting cheat sheets for the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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We hope to update the guide in the next couple weeks with more small cities, and welcome any tips on candidates who deserve mention. This guide does not include recommendations for most small-city races in LA County. Many thanks to everyone that devoted time to this massive collaborative effort. The Knock LA Voter Guide is a labor of love for a better Los Angeles. It is within the power of Los Angeles politicians to build and preserve affordable housing, achieve universal healthcare, stop planet-destroying emissions, and reimagine public safety. For the first time in decades, council candidates are running on unabashedly progressive visions of change and hope. November’s election is the result of five years of struggle. Knock LA has been reporting on the progressive movement in the city of Los Angeles since 2017.
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