A new UC Berkeley/LA Times poll shows LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman up 11 points on incumbent Karen Bass — 39% to 28% — a complete reversal from a primary where Raman trailed Bass in every public survey. The twist: outside groups have backed Bass over Raman by roughly 36-to-1 in independent expenditures, and she's still losing. We break down the poll, the money, and the LAPD vehicle-funding vote that complicates Raman's "pro-police" rebrand.
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