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Bitter L.A. mayor’s race ends with Bass and Raman in dead heat

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It started with the February surprise. Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a wonkish technocrat aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America, upended the race for mayor by launching a last-minute bid to unseat incumbent Karen Bass. Bass, politically weakened over her handling of the devastating Palisades fire, has been on the defensive ever since.…