{
  "id": 12158519,
  "title": "The surprising, cut-throat race for Los Angeles mayor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/the-surprising-cut-throat-race-for-los-angeles-mayor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/05/the-surprising-cut-throat-race-for-los-angeles-mayor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Karen Bass is fighting for her political life as progressives battle to lead the US’s second-largest city Karen Bass has never lost an election. But this fall, she faces the fight of her political life. Bass has roughly a month to convince voters that she should be elected to a second term as the mayor of Los Angeles. Given Angelenos’ broad dissatisfaction with the direction of the city, approval…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}