Karen Bass needs to make the case before its too late

The latest poll in the LA mayor’s race is brutal for incumbent Karen Bass.If she doesn’t start making her case now, she will lose — and the socialist “red wave” will come to LA.The UC Berkeley/LA Times poll has socialist challenger Nithya Raman eleven points ahead of Bass, 39% to 28%.Bass can take little comfort in the fact that 33% of the voters in the poll were undecided, or that other polls show a closer race.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story She knows she is in trouble.There has been a major shift in momentum since the “jungle primary” vote in June.Raman came from behind to pass Spencer Pratt, surprising many people — especially since Pratt had been so dominant in social media and at the debate.Then, at the end of July, the new numbers for LA’s homeless count were released.That was the real game-changer.Instead of declining, as they had done for the previous two years, the number of homeless people actually rose over the last year.That was a massive blow to Bass.Bass had based her primary campaign on the claim that her efforts to reverse homelessness — with billions poured into alternate housing — were starting to work.Now, it appears that the city has wasted money, and time, on a problem that gets worse the more money is thrown at it.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!The problem is not a lack of money.

It is a lack of political will to enforce the law; and to require homeless addicts and the mentally ill to seek treatment.Add the homeless count to Bass’s failures in...