Bass and Raman make final pitches as voters prepare to decide citys future

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman crisscrossed the city Monday in a last-minute scramble for votes, wrapping up a bruising campaign that exposed deep frustration over homelessness, public safety and the future of America’s second-largest city.Bass told The California Post Monday morning she was feeling confident heading into Election Day, as both candidates made their final appeals to voters in a city grappling with 45,194 homeless residents, a shrinking police force and soaring living costs.“I don’t take anything for granted, but I can tell you that I think the undecideds have begun to shift.”The mayor kicked off her day alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra at Homegirl Cafe in Chinatown, greeting customers and employees.“My closing message to voters is that this election is a real choice,” Bass told a group of reporters, promising to tackle homeless encampments, hire more police officers and make Los Angeles more affordable in her next four years if elected.Raman, meanwhile, joined higher-education workers with UAW Local 4811 at UCLA, appealing to younger voters struggling to afford life in Los Angeles.“Young people who are moving to the city who want to build their life here, who want to be able to afford to build their dreams here, and are unable to do it because we have a mayoral administration in a city hall that has ignored their needs for far too long,” Raman said.Her campaign also organized final-day canvassing in Highland Park and Mar Vista, reporting nearly 100,000 doors knocked since the June primary.Bass also juggled her job as mayor with the final campaign push, making stops across the city that included a meet-and-greet with former Congressman Tony Cardenas in Pacoima, a business walk through Historic Filipinotown with Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez and a ribbon-cutting for new permanent supportive housing for young people aging out of foster care.She was scheduled to finish the evening rally...