Overview
- Samuel L. Jackson released a video endorsement for Mayor Karen Bass that was posted and accepted by Bass, with multiple outlets reporting the endorsement on Wednesday.
- In her response Bass thanked Jackson and highlighted campaign priorities of moving people off the streets into housing, building affordable units, and reducing crime.
- The primary remains fluid with polls showing Bass leading but a large undecided bloc and rival Spencer Pratt gaining attention after a viral mid‑May ad.
- Reporting has said drafts of the Los Angeles Fire Department after‑action report on the January 2025 Palisades Fire showed deletions and softened language, including removal of findings about pre‑deployment and a renamed “failures” section, and Bass’s office denies she ordered those edits.
- Coverage differs by outlet, with some emphasizing celebrity influence and polls and others focusing on the disputed LAFD edits, and the endorsement could affect who advances to the November runoff and how accountability questions shape voters’ decisions.