LA Times owner regrets endorsing Karen Bass for mayor: ‘Competence matters’

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Pat Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, shared on Monday that he believed his paper’s endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the 2022 mayoral campaign was “a mistake.”

“So, at the L.A. Times, we endorsed Karen Bass. I think, right now, upfront, that’s a mistake, and we admit that,” Soon-Shiong said. “So, I thought it was very important early on for me to come out.”

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