Event Brief
LA mayoral candidates clash on environmental plans
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Sep 04, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Councilmember Nithya Raman laid out contrasting environmental platforms at a Thursday night LAist forum at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. They addressed emergency preparedness, water resiliency, and transportation policy amid extreme summer heat and recent fires, including the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights and last year’s Eaton and Palisades fires.
WHO: Mayor Karen Bass; L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman; moderated by LAist climate and environment Reporter Erin Stone
WHAT: A mayoral candidates forum focused on environmental and climate policy, with separate answers from Bass and Raman on preparedness, water resiliency, and transportation.
WHEN: Sep 04, 2026 at 3:11 PM ET
WHERE: Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
WHY: The forum was held to let mayoral candidates respond to questions about environmental and climate challenges facing Los Angeles.
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