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Scene at the Second Mayoral Debate
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| Mar. 22, 2022 - The five major candidates for mayor participated in a debate at USC, hosted by the Los Angeles Times, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future and FOX 11 LA. The debate marked developer Rick Caruso's first appearance in a multi-candidate forum, and other candidates targeted him with a number of attacks. Here are some views from the scene outside and from the post-debate spin room. |
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| Staff, security, reporters and
attendees outside Bovard Auditorium prior to the
debate. |
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| Members of the Trojan Democrats
did a photo at the Tommy Trojan statue.
The group announced its endorsement of Bass on
March 1. Sydney Brown (center) stated in
the endorsement, "Congresswoman Bass has been a
role model for organizers, advocates, and
aspiring leaders in L.A. and across the country
for as long as many of us can remember. She has
been a tireless fighter for students, families,
minorities, and will continue to be a
smart and empathetic leader serving as a voice
to the voiceless. Congresswoman Bass is a
brilliant organizer—and when we elected
organizers who unconditionally love and care for
our communities to upblic office, as opposed to
the rich and famious, the change we need is
truly made. Trojan Democrats has also
issued a letter charging that Caruso, as
chairman of USC's Board of Trustees, failed act
upon allegations of sexual assault occurring at
USC. |
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Gregg Donovan, former
Beverly Hills ambassador who now works in
Hollywood, showed up in his finery to
support Caruso. "He'll get the job
done," Donovan said.
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| Also in front of Bovard before the debate was Najee Ali, a Bass supporter who recalled working with Bass 30 years ago, fighting social injustice in the aftermath of the Rodney King incident. Ali, who is now a community relations ambassador for Operation Hope, mentioned specifically work addressing the abundance of liquor stores in South Central L.A.. He said Bass would be a good mayor because of "her compassion for the people." |
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| Three candidates and their aides showed up in the post-debate spin room: Councilman Joe Buscaino, Councilman Kevin de León, and City Attorney Mike Feuer. Congresswoman Karen Bass, seen as the frontrunner, and developer Rick Caruso did not have a presence. |
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| Buscaino's campaign issued a post
debate press release. |
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| Kevin de León. |
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Feuer was involved in one of the
more interesting exchanges of the debate.
The question of Caruso's weath was bound to come
up, and Feuer was the one to raise the subject
head on. There followed one of the more
interesting exchanges of the debate.
Caruso had a pretty effective response, starting
with a bit of sarcastic humor and vowing "to
release everything that I pay in taxes."FEUER: ...The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have written about wealthy people who avoid taxes and park assets elsewhere. You have, I think, a hundred million dollar yacht that is registered under the flag of the Cayman Islands. I think that people here ought to be concerned about whether people are paying their fair share. I am. I'm prepared to release my taxes tomorrow for the last five years. Are you? |
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