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05/09/2026
The League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles and the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs regret to announce that Mayor Karen Bass has withdrawn from the televised Los Angeles mayoral forum scheduled for May 13 on FOX 11. Our full statement in the attached images.
05/06/2026
Tune in Wednesday, May 13 from 6:00–7:30 PM for the live televised Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Forum on FOX 11 News. 📺
Hear directly from candidates as they discuss the issues shaping the future of LA and our communities.
03/25/2026
We had thoughtful conversation with mayoral candidate Rev. Rae Huang as part of On the Record: Conversations About Public Leadership.
We talked about what accountability looks like in practice—how leaders own decisions, work across differences, and navigate complex challenges in Los Angeles.
The discussion spans key issues like transit, housing, and economic opportuniy, offering a closer look at how one mayoral candidate is approaching the city’s future.
Conversation will be available for you to take a listen and draw your own conclusions, soon. 🎙️🎧
Join us for our next conversation April 1 — with Councilmember Nithya Raman.
Executive Director joined .b.silverman to further discuss “what a new poll tells us about the state of the race for mayor and why ’s camp seems to be helping.”
What do the latest poll numbers say about the race for LA mayor? 👀 In this video, our Executive Director breaks down new LA Times polling and what it means for each campaign.
Read the full article at the link in our bio. 🔗
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What do the latest poll numbers say about the race for LA mayor? 👀 In this video, our Executive Director breaks down new LA Times polling and what it means for each campaign.
Read the full article at the link in our bio. 🔗
03/19/2026
Join us next Wednesday, March 25th, as we continue our ‘On the Record: Conversations About Public Leadership’ series as our Executive Director, Mike Bonin, sits down with Rae Huang to discuss her vision for the city, her approach to public leadership, and the issues shaping this moment.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from one of the candidates shaping the future of Los Angeles.
Register to attend at the link in our bio. 🔗
03/18/2026
PBI Executive Director sat down with mayoral candidate Adam Miller as part of “On the Record: Conversations About Public Leadership,” our signature fireside chat series spotlighting civic leaders. It was a great conversation about the issues shaping our city—from homelessness and housing to public safety and economic development.
It is important that voters get to hear candidates speak in a forum that provides space for substantive and thoughtful answers. We will be airing the audio as part of Mike’s “What’s Next, Los Angeles” podcast and posting the full video on Youtube soon.
In the next few weeks, Mike sits down with two other mayoral candidates: Rae Huang and Nithya Raman. Stay tuned for more from PBI!
It’s the start of a new month – which means it’s time for the PBI-Manatt Civic Quiz. Test your knowledge of the past month’s news about government, policy and politics at the link in our bio.
The final candidate we look at it in our LA Mayor’s Race 101 series is Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, whose last-minute decision to run shook up the mayor’s race and changed the political dynamics of Los Angeles.
What’s the big takeaway from last weekend’s CA Democratic Party Convention? There is no Democratic frontrunner, and pushing candidates out of the field to create one could be politically perilous.
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