(The Center Square) – A new poll from the University of California, Berkeley's Institute for Government Studies says Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fallen behind her general election opponent, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, by 11 percentage points.
The UC Berkeley survey, which was co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, shows 39% of respondents supported Raman in the Los Angeles mayor’s race. Of those polled, 28% supported Bass. Approximately 33% were undecided.
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