L.A.'s
BIG DEBATE
May 20, 2022
Participating: Karen Bass, Kevin de León,
Gina Viola
Los Angeles voters have identified homelessness as
the top issue in the election for L.A.’s next Mayor.
KCRW and the L.A. Times are teaming up to devote a
whole debate to one single question: “How will you
house the unhoused?” Please join KCRW’s housing and
homelessness reporter Anna Scott and L.A. Times
columnist and host Gustavo Arellano for this
in-depth discussion with:
Karen Bass
Kevin de León
Gina Viola
Debate hosted by the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State LA, ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles, and the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles
May 1, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Cal State LA
Participating: Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino, Rick Caruso, Kevin de León, and Mike Feuer.
Cal State LA News Service
March 28, 2022
Los Angeles mayoral candidates to face off in debate at Cal State LA
Congressmember Karen Bass, L.A. City Councilmember Joe Buscaino, businessman and nonprofit leader Rick Caruso, L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León, and L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer have confirmed their participation in the debate.
The debate comes at a pivotal moment in the mayor’s race, just before voters begin to receive their ballots in the mail for the June 7 primary election.
ABC7 anchor Marc Brown will serve as the debate moderator. ABC7 reporters will ask the candidates questions. A process for receiving suggested questions from the public is also being developed by the debate partners.
The debate will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. and will air live on ABC7. It will also be streamed on abc7.com, the ABC7LA app, and ABC7’s Connected TV Apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Hulu and Roku.
Additional details about the debate will be shared in the coming weeks.
Since 2013, the Pat Brown Institute, ABC7, and the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles have partnered to host nonpartisan, televised debates as catalysts for public and community participation in the democratic process. These events have included debates and forums for candidates for city, county, and national offices, including U.S. Senate and president.
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2022 AAPI Los Angeles Mayoral Forum
April 30, 2022
City of Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Forum on Education
April 22, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm.
Join us for an important discussion focused on the education agenda impacting all Angelenos and the future of our great city. This is a critical time for the City of Los Angeles. This forum will center the needs of our constituents and engage the candidates running to share their plans to impact the conditions in and surrounding schools affecting the lives of our children and youth, and the prosperity of our city.
Mayoral Candidates Invited:
Karen Bass
Joe Buscaino
Rick Caruso
Kevin de Leon
Mike Feuer
Mel Wilson
Alliance for a Better Community, A Place Called Home, Communities in Schools-Los Angeles, Diversity in Leadership Institute, Innovate Public Schools, Para Los Ninos, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, L.A. Coalition for Excellent Public Schools, Los Angeles Urban League, and Loyola Marymount University, School of Education.
LALCV Mayoral Candidate Debate
April 21, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
ADVISORY: LOS ANGELES LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS TO HOST MAYORAL DEBATE THIS MONTH
Los Angeles Region’s Premier Environmental Political Action Committee Will Moderate Mayoral Debate Along with ABC7’s Josh Haskell
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA — In honor of Earth Month, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, the leading pro-environment organization in the Los Angeles region, will be hosting a mayoral debate featuring leading mayoral candidates. The debate will address our climate crisis and the candidates’ plans to take action on critical environmental issues facing the residents of the City of Los Angeles. Moderated by LALCV board members and ABC7 reporter Josh Haskell, the debate highlights the dearth of focus on environmental issues thus far in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
WHO: LALCV board members (moderators)
ABC 7 Reporter Josh Haskell (moderators)
Congressmember Karen Bass
L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer
L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León
Businessperson Mel Wilson
WHEN: Thursday, April 21 at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Livestreamed on LALCV’s Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Please RSVP here.
DEBATE ELIGIBILITY:
LALCV has been involved in local elections for more than four decades, and we've sponsored many debates in races across L.A. County. In our experience, sometimes so many candidates file for an office that including all of them in a single, one-hour debate would prevent the informative discussion we aim to facilitate. This is one of those races. We have invited four candidates based on our assessment of each candidate's political viability and positions on the issues.
Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Forum on Affordable Housing and Homelessness
April 20, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Colburn School, Zipper Hall, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 REGISTER
The Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing (SCANPH) is the collective voice of the affordable housing industry in Southern California and Housing for a Stronger Los Angeles is a coalition of nonprofit developer organizations active in the affordable housing movement in Los Angeles. Our members build, own, and operate affordable and supportive housing across the city, and our collective mission consists of a long-term commitment to building pathways out of poverty and strengthening our communities through high-quality, service-enriched affordable housing.
Housing for a Stronger LA Coalition Members Include:
Abode Communities | A Community of Friends | Community Corporation of Santa Monica | East Los Angeles Community Corporation | LA Family Housing | Mercy Housing | Linc Housing | Little Tokyo Service Center | Hollywood Community Housing Corporation | Venice Community Housing Corporation | SRO Housing | West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation
MODERATOR: Amber Sheikh, Chief Impact Officer & Owner, Sheikh/Impact
ed. To participate candidates must meet threshhold of $750,000 raised as shown in most recent filings with the City (most recent was early Jan., next is Apr. 23) or 5% showing in polls. Caruso and DeLeon declined to participate.
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce: Mayoral Forum
April 14, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.
The event is closed—audience will only include Board members and partners—but can be viewed live:
Join us this Thursday, April 14 on our Facebook livestream starting at 4:30pm and get to know the candidates so you can make an informed vote. https://www.facebook.com/events/517383493235815/
Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Forum on Animal Welfare
April 5, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. (virtual)
Participating: Kevin de León, and Mike Feuer.
ed. note. Although confirmed, Buscaino did not participate.
Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles: People's Budget Candidate Forum
March 26, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Africa Town (Leimert Park Plaza)
Participating: Alex Gruenenfelder Smith, Gina Viola, Mel Wilson.*
*Also, William Rodriguez Morrison, a write-in candidate, was allowed to speak briefly at the event.
Craig Greiwe had been scheduled to participate, but did not appear.
Amenities: There are restrooms located in the park. Snacks and water will be available.
Parking: There is metered street parking. There are also two parking lots off of 43rd near Degnan.
Moderator: Dominique DiPrima, Talk Radio Host on KBLA Talk 1580 AM
Forum Format: It will be a Q&A format with questions presented from the moderator with additional questions asked from the public.
The conversation will feature candidates running for Mayor, City Council, City Controller and City Attorney and will be broken up based on the office each candidate is running for. The forum will begin with mayoral candidates and end with questions asked to city council members.
National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and Courage California: Los Angeles Mayoral Debate
March 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to noon (virtual)
Participating: Karen Bass, Kevin de León, and Mike Feuer.
National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
Press Release March 17, 2022
Karen Bass, Kevin de León and Mike Feuer will discuss critical issues facing Los Angeles in forum sponsored by the National Union of Healthcare Workers and Courage California
Following the debate, 3,400 NUHW members who live and work in Los Angeles will vote to decide the union’s endorsement
Los Angeles — At least three of the top candidates vying to become the next mayor of Los Angeles will participate in a forum sponsored by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and Courage California on Saturday, March 26.
The forum will provide Los Angeles healthcare workers and Courage California members an opportunity to query the candidates about their plans to help improve access to mental health care and protect the health for frontline caregivers as well as address other pressing issues facing Los Angeles, including affordable housing, police accountability and investing in under-served communities.
“We need to know where the candidates stand on issues and hear their vision for creating a better quality of life for all of Los Angeles’ working people and their families,” NUHW President Rosselli said.
Who: U.S. Rep Karen Bass, Los Angeles Councilperson Kevin de León and Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer. Candidates Rick Caruso and Joe Buscaino have been invited to participate, but have not confirmed whether they will attend.
What: A forum moderated by National Union of Healthcare Workers Secretary-Treasurer Sophia Mendoza and Courage California Executive Director Irene Kao. Members of NUHW and Courage California will also ask questions on key topics facing Los Angeles.
When: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 26. Opening statements by candidates are scheduled to begin at 10:20 a.m.
Where: Credentialed news media planning to cover the event should RSVP in advance to martz@nuhw.org or fcastro@nuhw.org to receive viewing instructions.
“We’re excited to partner with NUHW to help shine a light into how the top mayoral candidates plan to address critical issues facing Los Angeles,” said Irene kao, Courage California Executive Director, who will co-moderate the debate.
Immediately after hearing from the candidates, NUHW will hold an endorsement election in which all of its members who live or work in Los Angeles will have the opportunity to vote for which candidate will receive the union’s election.
“Our union’s endorsement will be decided by our members,” Rosselli said. “We are a fully transparent union. After our members have had a chance to hear directly from the candidates, we’ll conduct a vote — and whoever wins will have the full support of our union.”
The National Union of Healthcare Workers is a democratic, member-led union that represents 16,000 healthcare workers in California and Hawaii.
Courage California, formerly Courage Campaign, works to unite communities organizing for progressive change, fight the forces of corruption, and hold our representatives to account in order to ensure that California’s elected officials act with courage.
Los Angeles Mayoral Debate hosted by the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, Fox 11 LA and the Los Angeles Times
March 22, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the University of Southern California
Participating: Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino, Rick Caruso, Kevin de León, and Mike Feuer.
WHAT: The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, Fox 11 LA and the Los Angeles Times will co-host a debate among Los Angeles mayoral candidates March 22. Media will not be admitted to the debate but are invited to view a live feed on campus. Candidates who choose to participate will hold a media availability session immediately following the debate.
The debate will be streamed live on the Center for the Political Future Facebook page, foxla.com and latimes.com.
WHERE: Bovard Auditorium, University Park Campus, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22
WHO: Mayoral candidates Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino, Rick Caruso, Kevin de Leon and Mike Feuer. Fox 11 LA anchor Elex Michaelson will serve as co-moderator along with Los Angeles Times columnist Erika D. Smith.
SFV Faith Communities and Service Providers: L.A. Mayoral Dialogue on Homelessness
March 21, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Hillel at Valley Village/hybrid
Participating: Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino, Kevin de León and Mike Feuer.
"The dialogue got disrupted and ultimately shut down by protesters about a half hour in."
San Fernando Valley faith communities and service providers invite LA mayoral candidates to discuss solutions for ending homelessness in LA.
About this event
NOTE: The SFV Faith and Services Mayoral Forum is being live-streamed. You can watch here: https://tbhla.livecontrol.tv/a4cfa388
These are the greatest moral and justice dilemmas of our time and in our beloved city of LA: widespread homelessness and the lack of affordable housing.
How do mayoral candidates plan to lead our LA, including the San Fernando Valley, into a thriving, just future?
Under the steadfast leadership of Rabbi Sarah Hronsky, Temple Beth Hillel--Valley Village, non-profit and faith leaders of the San Fernando Valley have organized a mayoral candidate forum so that we can hear humane, person-focused ideas from mayoral candidates on these issues, and to draw attention to the unique challenges and strengths of the San Fernando Valley areas of LA.
The San Fernando Valley Faith & Services Mayoral Dialogue on Homelessness will take place Monday, March 21, at 7pm. (Doors open at 6:30pm; tabling by local organizations).
This is a free, hybrid event. But reservations are required.
The in-person event will take place at Temple Beth Hillel in Valley Village. Proof of vaccination required for in-person attendance. For virtual viewing, the live-stream link will be provided after registration.
Candidates committed to date: Rep. Karen Bass, Councilmember Joe Buscaino, Councilmember Kevin DeLeon, and City Attorney Mike Feuer.
For the first hour of the SFV Faith and Services Mayoral Dialogue on Homelessness moderator, LA Times reporter Ben Oreskes will lead candidates in a comprehensive discussion of strategies to end homelessness, create housing, and unpack how the City of LA can lead in creating solutions. For the last half-hour, SFV community leaders will ask questions directly of the candidates.
The goal is to move candidates beyond their stump speeches and talking points to wrestle with the complexity of the homelessness issue and offer meaningful solutions.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS TODAY!
Questions? Contact: Rev. Dr. Stephanie Jaeger, Exec. Director, NoHo Home Alliance. stephanie@nohohome.org or text: 310.968.7038.
United Chambers of Commerce (San Fernando Valley Region): Mayoral Forum
March 21, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Porter Valley Country Club in Porter Ranch
Participating: Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino, Mike Fueur and Mel Wilson.
Provider Alliance to End Homelessness: L.A. Mayoral Candidate Forum
March 8, 2021 at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (virtual)
Participating: Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino, Kevin de León and Mike Feuer.
Provider Alliance to End Homelessness
Provider Alliance to End Homelessness hosts L.A. Mayoral Candidates Forum on March 8
Bass, Buscaino, Feuer to address Los Angeles voter’s number one issue at Provider Alliance’s virtual event
[LOS ANGELES] -- The Provider Alliance to End Homelessness will host its first public Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Forum on Homelessness on March 8, 2022 from 5 to 7 p.m. Representative Karen Bass, City Councilmember Joe Buscaino, and City Attorney Mike Feuer have committed to participate in this virtual forum.
Homelessness ranked as the number one issue in Los Angeles, with 94 percent of individuals selecting it as a serious or very serious problem, according to the poll published on December 1, 2021 by the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Business Council. The Provider Alliance Mayoral Candidate Forum will be a critical moment for candidates to communicate directly with homeless service providers, policy experts, and members with lived experience about the issue that is defining the region.
“Every member of the Provider Alliance is committed to ending homelessness in Los Angeles County. We continue to work tirelessly, in partnership with members of the community, people with lived experience of homelessness and elected officials, to end this crisis. It's vital that we build a strong partnership and work together with the next Mayor of Los Angeles to bring our neighbors off the streets, provide them with the services they need, and prevent the citizens of LA from falling into homelessness in the first place.” Dora Leong Gallo President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of A Community of Friends.
The virtual forum will stream online and registration is open to the public. The link to register for the Zoom Webinar is here or at tinyurl.com/lamayor22 for up to 1,000 attendees as well as the link to stream live on March 8 at 5pm from the Provider Alliance Facebook Page at facebook.com/laproviders.
Forum moderators will include Dr. Va Lecia Adams Kellum, President and CEO of St. Joseph Center and Adam Murray, Chief Executive Officer of Inner City Law Center. Members of the Provider Alliance will also pose questions to the candidates.
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About the Provider Alliance to End Homelessness
The Provider Alliance to End Homelessness
(Provider Alliance) is a coalition of 85
organizations in Los Angeles County that provide
services and housing to people experiencing
homelessness and housing instability. Our
membership includes organizations that
administer the Coordinated Entry System for
homelessness services, as well as missions and
shelters, agencies that support domestic
violence survivors, legal service providers,
nonprofit developers of supportive housing and
many other organizations assisting adults,
families, and youth.
L.A.
Business Council 2022 Candidate Series:
Mayoral Candidate Forum
February 28, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. to 10:00
a.m at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills
Participating: Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino,
Kevin de León, and Mike Feuer.
FORUM MODERATOR ALEX COHEN
Alex Cohen is host of the television show
Inside the Issues on Spectrum News 1 SoCal and
host of the podcast So Cal in 17. Prior to
Spectrum, she spent nearly two decades in public
radio working as a host, reporter and producer
with NPR, Marketplace, KPCC and KQED. She is
also co-author of the book Down and Derby: The
Insider’s Guide to Roller Derby.
We are honored to partner with Spectrum News1
as our media host for LABC’S 2022 Los Angeles
Candidate Forum Series. The District 3
Candidate Forum will be broadcast on a
special
edition of Inside the Issues with Alex Cohen.
The LABC wishes we could host everyone who is
running for each office. We have chosen
two key criteria based on the feasibility of any
candidacy; the ability to garner support
and have enough name recognition to be
competitive.
All attendees will be required to show proof of
vaccination or negative COVID test within 72
hours to enter the event. We will be following
all CDC and local health guidelines.
Thank you to our Co-Hosts:
UCLA WALDORF ASTORIA Beverly
Hills KING & SPALDING
Los Angeles & Long Beach Mayoral & Los Angeles County Sheriff Candidate Forum
February 27, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro
Participating: Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino, Kevin de León and Mike Feuer.
Location: Warner Grand Theatre, South Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90731
The following candidates have confirmed their attendance.
LA Mayoral race:
Congressmember Karen Bass
LA City Councilmember Kevin de Leon
LA City Councilmember Joe Buscaino
LA City Attorney Mike Feuer
Confirmed attendees for LBC Mayoral race:
LBC Council Member Suzie Price
LBC Vice Mayor Rex Richardson
LA County Sheriff race:
LASD Lt. Eric Strong
LAX Chief Cecil Rhambo
LBC Chief Robert Luna
LASD Chief Eli Vera
All county Covid rules must be followed including providing vaccination card.
Doors open at 11:30 AM, be prepared to show your vaccination card and ticket when entering.
Yelling, profanity or heckling during the forum is prohibited. Any attendees who become disruptive will be asked to leave the premises and will not be admitted back into the theater.
February 22, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Loyola Marymount University
Participating: Karen Bass, Joe Buscaino, Kevin de León, Mike Feuer, and Mel Wilson.
Loyola Marymount University
February 22, 2022
LMU to Host Leading Mayoral Candidates in Live Debate
LOS ANGELES – The leading candidates vying for
the job of mayor of Los Angeles will face off on
Tuesday, Feb. 22 in a live debate at Loyola
Marymount University, where they will share
their visions for the nation’s second-largest
city.
Pandemic recovery, homelessness and policing are
expected to dominate this year’s first debate,
which will begin at 5:45 p.m. with a welcome
from LMU President Timothy Law Snyder, followed
by the live debate from 6 to 7 p.m.
Confirmed participants include Rep. Karen Bass,
Councilmember Joe Buscaino, Councilmember Kevin
de León, City Attorney Mike Feuer, and realtor
Mel Wilson.
The event is hosted by the Thomas and Dorothy
Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles and
moderated by the center’s director, Fernando
Guerra, professor of Political Science and
Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at LMU.
The center, founded in 1996 with a generous gift
from the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation,
is the premier public opinion research
organization studying the dynamic region of Los
Angeles.
More information about the mayoral debate,
including candidates’ videos and news reports,
can be found here.
The event will air live on Spectrum News 1
starting at 6 p.m.
Stonewall Democratic Club: L.A. Mayor Candidate Forum
Dec. 12, 2021 at 4:00 p.m to 5:30 p.m. PST (hybrid)
Participating: Karen Bass, Mike Feuer, Craig Greiwe and Jessica Lall.
*Joe Busciano and Kevin de León cancelled "very last minute"
The Stonewall Democratic Club will be hosting a Mayoral Forum and Special Endorsement Meeting for five candidates running for Mayor of Los Angeles. RSVP for the Zoom meeting here. The Mayoral Forum will be co-hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists - Los Angeles Chapter (NABJLA), and The Minority AIDS Project, the first community-based HIV/AIDS organization established and managed by people of color in the United States.
Stonewall Democratic Club members will vote to endorse a candidate at the conclusion of the forum. The event will be held in a hybrid online and in-person format in a Zoom meeting as well as simulcast from the Stonewall YouTube Channel and Facebook Page. Stonewall members are encouraged to attend via Zoom in order to facilitate their participation in credentialed voting.
The forum will take place at the Minority AIDS Project, located at 5149 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016.
The five Democratic candidates for Mayor who have confirmed their participation in the forum are:
- US Representative Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Los Angeles City Councilmember Joe
Buscaino [DID NOT ATTEND]
- Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de
Leon. [DID NOT ATTEND]
- Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer
- Jessica Lall, CEO Central City Association
This event marks the first time the candidates for Mayor will be together answering questions ahead of the June 2022 mayoral primary. They will discuss their plans for the City of Los Angeles and its nearly 4 million residents as the second-largest city in the United States.
In-person attendance will be limited to candidate staff, selected guests, and the press. Prior to entering the facility, all attendees, volunteers, staff, and candidates must provide proof of immunization against COVID-19 and must wear masks while inside the facility at all times unless appearing on stage.
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