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   From: noreply@mixmin.net   
      
   Apparently Mayor Karen Bass has some fighting skills.   
      
   Bass held an event for her reeclection kickoff in Lemiert Park over the   
   weekend and was quizzed about her thoughts on Councilwoman Nithya   
   Raman’s surprise entry into the Mayor’s race.   
      
   Bass touted her two brown belts in karate, which really impressed the   
   crowd, and stated she sometimes gets a bad rap for being “too nice.”   
   Bass added her training has made her ready to fight … and said one   
   valuable lesson stuck with her through her karate years, “bow before you   
   kill.”   
      
   The line drew applause at the event — and immediate attention online as   
   clips from her statement spread far beyond the immediate crowd.   
      
   Bass and Raman have a long political alliance, working closely since   
   Raman arrived at City Hall.   
      
   The mayor also threw her political weight behind Raman in the past,   
   helping elevate the councilmember’s profile and legitimacy within   
   Democratic power circles.   
      
   Bass acknowledged at the kickoff that Raman’s late entry into the race   
   surprised her, noting the councilwoman “had been one of my strong   
   allies.” Now the two are locked in a high-stakes contest that could   
   fracture the city’s progressive base and force labor groups, donors and   
   activists to pick sides.   
      
   Both candidates enter the race with more similarities than not. Bass, a   
   former U.S. congresswoman and state Assembly speaker, retains deep   
   institutional support and name recognition. Raman, who built her   
   reputation as a grassroots organizer before toppling an incumbent in   
   2020, commands a loyal activist network and national progressive   
   backing.   
      
   Their overlap in ideology — combined with differing approaches to   
   homelessness, policing and development — sets the stage for a campaign   
   likely to be fought less on party lines than on competing visions of how   
   to govern Los Angeles.   
      
   The California Post reached out to the mayor’s office for additional   
   context on the remarks but had not received a response by publication   
   time.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2026/02/20/us-news/mayor-karen-bass-unleashes-tough-ta   
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