LA City Attorney Mike Feuer Drops Out Of Mayoral Race, Supports Bass

LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer dropped out of the race for mayor Tuesday and will announce his support for his former opponent, Rep. Karen Bass.

Feuer will join Bass for a 10 a.m. news conference with Bass in Encino, where he plans to endorse her campaign.

Angelenos have already been sent their ballots from the Los Angeles County Clerk, and voting ends for the election on June 7.

The end of Feuer's campaign comes just days after Councilman Joe Buscaino ended his run for mayor and endorsed billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso. Caruso and Bass are the two front runners in the race, according to recent polls.

Bass' team released 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.

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.

City News Service