It’s official: Los Angeles mayoral candidates U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and billionaire Rick Caruso will top the local ballot in the Nov. 8 general election.
The list of candidates for the election was finalized by the Los Angeles city clerk on July 29.
In the June 7 state primary election, Bass received 278,511 or 43.1 percent of the total while Caruso had 232,490 or 36 percent, according to Los Angeles County. Kevin de León received 7.8 percent and Gina Viola had 6.9 percent.
In California’s jungle primary system, only the top two candidates advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation.
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, a well-known progressive Democratic Party member, could not seek re-election due to term limits….