LOS ANGELES—Rep. Karen Bass has apologized for remarks she made during Oct. 6 Los Angeles mayoral debate accusing her opponent, developer Rick Caruso, of paying to receive an endorsement from the Avance Democratic Club, a local Latino political group.
“Accountability and transparency starts with me, and when I make a mistake, I own it,” Bass said in a statement to City News Service. “I shouldn’t have said what I said. I sincerely apologize to Avance and its membership.”
Bass made the comment early on in the debate—hosted by KNX News at its Miracle Mile studio—when Caruso brought up being endorsed by the group, whose mission is to build Latino political power….