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the results Thursday of a poll commissioned by her campaign that had her leading the race with 30% of likely voters and Caruso coming in at 28%. That poll, which was conducted by EVITARUS, put Buscaino at 2% and Feuer at 3%. More than a quarter of likely voters were undecided. Noting his low poll numbers, Feuer said, "I've done a lot of soul- searching and I need to do what is best for our city. That means stepping aside and supporting an exceptional candidate who can win -- who must win -- because the stakes for Los Angeles could hardly be higher." "I'm proud to stand here with my longtime friend, colleague and partner to endorse, in the strongest possible terms, Karen Bass for mayor of Los Angeles. Karen is a great listener, treats everyone with respect, has values and is less focused on who gets the credit than
about accomplishing big things." Feuer, who frequently attacked Caruso during his campaign, ended his run on a similar note, calling out the billionaire for self-financing his campaign with nearly $23 million. Feuer called it a "disingenuous attempt to buy the mayor's office." "...It's Karen, not Caruso, who should govern our city, and I'm going to do all I can now to support her," Feuer added. Ballots have already been mailed to city voters, and voting ends June 7. The primary ballot -sent out before Buscaino and Feuer ended their campaigns -- includes Buscaino, Feuer, Caruso, Bass, Councilman Kevin de León, activist Gina Viola, real estate agent Mel Wilson, business executive Craig Greiwe, social justice advocate Alex Gruenenfelder Smith, lawyer Andrew Kim, entrepreneur Ramit Varma and business owner John "Jsamuel" Jackson.
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On Saturday, May 21, the grassroots, tenant-led campaign for rent control and just cause eviction protections will host a campaign kickoff party at 1516 Navarro Ave. in Pasadena for their charter amendment on the November 2022 ballot. Against great odds, the campaign has mobilized over 300 volunteers to collect 15,101 valid signatures from Pasadena voters.
The coalition is proud of this achievement, and looks forward to a strong field operation of talking to voters about supporting this historic ballot initiative. According to the latest Pasadena homeless count report released earlier this week, two in three people unsheltered on the night of the count lived in Pasadena before losing their housing
(Pasadena Homeless Count, 2022). Rent burden, which affects half of tenant households in Pasadena (ACS, 2019), is a major risk factor for homelessness (Zillow, December 2018). The charter amendment that community members have worked tirelessly on for 5 years will protect tenants while allowing landlords to make a profit as guaranteed by the Cali-
fornia State Constitution. Affordable Pasadena is a ballot initiative committee working to codify rent control, just cause eviction protections, and tenant antiharassment measures in the City of Pasadena charter to protect Pasadena renters, who are the majority of households in Pasadena, from displacement. More info is available at pasadena4rentcontrol.org.
