County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath won't run for L.A. mayor, ending weeks of speculation
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Lindsey Horvath will not run for Los Angeles mayor, becoming the latest political heavyweight to decide against a challenge to incumbent Karen Bass.Horvath, who as an L.A.County supervisor represents 2 million people in a sprawling Westside and San Fernando Valley district, ended weeks of speculation about her political intentions, saying her work in the county “is not finished.” “Over these past few months, you have shown me all the reasons you love Los Angeles —and why it’s worth fighting for,” Horvath said Friday in a statement.
“I am grateful to the many leaders, organizations, and every single Angeleno who urged me to run for Mayor of Los Angeles.”Horvath’s announcement, issued the night before the deadline for candidates to file, comes days after former L.A.schools superintendent Austin Beutner ended his mayoral campaign, citing the death of his 22-year-old daughter.
Real estate developer Rick Caruso also removed himself from contention, saying for a second time Thursday that he would not run.The filing period for mayoral candidates in the June 2 primary closes at noon on Saturday.Bass campaign spokesperson Douglas Herman had no comment.Horvath, 43, has been one of the mayor’s most outspoken critics over the last year, assailing her record on homelessness and last year’s Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.On social media, Horvath stoked speculation about her political future while calling the city’s record on homelessness “indefensible.”Bass, in turn, has criticized county officials for pulling hundreds of millions of dollars out of a city-county agency on homelessness — a move spearheaded by Horvath — and into a new county agency.
More recently, the mayor spoke out against the county’s plan to cut $200 million in homeless services.Bass, 72, still faces several other challengers from across the poli...