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Imperfect Paradise: Voter Game Plan Part 3 — The primary races for LA mayor and LA County sheriff heat up

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🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The stakes are high for two of the most high profile local races on the June primary ballot. The L.A. mayor and L.A. County sheriff are hugely influential positions, and the incumbents in each race face crowded fields of challengers. LAist Civics and Democracy correspondent Frank Stoltze breaks down both races and discusses the front-runners and their platforms. 

Check out Frank’s Voter Game Plan guides for the mayor and the sheriff’s race on LAist.com.

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0:00.0

Support comes from Kittspace Children's Museum, presenting the Kitspace Neighborhood Block Party May 31st in Brookside Park.

0:08.2

Enjoy live entertainment, community art, kindness projects, and local food and a joy-filled celebration of Pasadena and Altadena.

0:15.9

Details and RSVP at Kitspacemuseum.org.

0:20.9

Support comes from Pasadena Playhouse presenting Lerner and Loz Brigadune, a lush

0:25.7

classic American musical featuring beloved Broadway standards, almost like being in love and

0:30.5

the Heather on the Hill. Brigadune is now on stage through June 14th. Tickets are on sale

0:35.0

at Pasadenaplayhouse.org.

0:38.8

You're listening to Imperfect Paradise. I'm Nereida Moreno.

0:44.2

This week on the show, we continue our voter game plan series, bringing you key info about the top primary

0:50.0

races across Los Angeles and Orange counties to help you navigate the June 2nd primary elections.

0:55.9

This is the third installment in our series. We're focusing on arguably the most high-profile

1:01.2

local races. The race for L.A. mayor, new polling shows incumbent Karen Bass, still leads the

1:07.4

pack, but re-and-for-L.A. County Sheriff. Multiple contenders are looking to

1:11.5

unseat incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna. The stakes are high. Both positions hold substantial

1:19.6

power with influence over important issues. Right now, incumbents L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and

1:25.6

Sheriff Robert Luna face crowded fields of challengers,

1:28.9

with even a reality TV personality entering the field. L.A.'s civics and democracy correspondent

1:34.8

Frank Stoltz has reported extensively on the races for L.A. Mayor and L.A. County Sheriff.

1:40.4

He's put together the voter game plan guides for those races and is our resident political expert, and he's here with us now. Hey, Frank.

1:47.5

Hey, Narita. So, Frank, there are more than a dozen candidates running for L.A. mayor, who are the clear frontrunners here?

1:55.5

Incumbent mayor Karen Bass is holding her lead with 30% support. That's according to the latest poll from Emerson College

2:02.5

inside California politics, which comes just a few weeks before the primary. Spencer Pratt,

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