Rick Caruso and Karen Bass Lead in Early Election Returns for L.A. Mayor
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterRick Caruso and Karen Bass appear to be headed to a November runoff, if early returns hold up in the race for mayor of Los Angeles.Caruso took a three-point lead over Bass in the early results, with about 41% of the vote to Bass’ 38%. If neither candidate wins a majority, the top two finishers will face each other again in the fall.“No one’s going to win outright tonight,” said Mike Feuer, the L.A.