Former President Obama Endorses Karen Bass for LA Mayor

Former President Barack Obama looks on during the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 8, 2021. Yves Herman/Reuters

LOS ANGELES—Former President Barack Obama has endorsed Karen Bass for mayor of Los Angeles.

“I am asking Los Angeles to vote for Karen Bass for mayor,” Obama said in a video released Oct. 29 by the Bass campaign.