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Photos: L.A. mayoral candidates face questions on homelessness, safety and COVID-19

Candidates greet one another
From left, Kevin de Leon, Karen Bass, Mike Feuer, Joe Buscaino and Rick Caruso greet one another after the mayoral debate Tuesday night at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
By Myung J. Chun
 and Genaro Molina
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The first attack against mayoral candidate Rick Caruso came less than 10 minutes into Tuesday night’s mayoral debate at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.

City Councilman Joe Buscaino, before discussing his housing plans, quipped that he was glad Caruso “finally” was on the debate stage.

“I think I was attacked,” Caruso told the audience, looking amused. “It felt like an attack.”

Nearly all of the other big-name candidates for Los Angeles mayor took aim at Caruso, attacking the real estate developer over his police spending plan, his support for Dist. Atty. George Gascón and his personal yacht in the first televised forum to feature all five onstage.

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Rep. Karen Bass meets students
Rep. Karen Bass meets students after the mayoral debate at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.
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Mayoral candidates debate.
From left, Joe Buscaino, Kevin de Leon, Karen Bass, Rick Caruso and Mike Feuer on the debate stage.
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Rep. Karen Bass smiles as Rick Caruso speaks
Karen Bass looks on as Rick Caruso speaks during the debate.
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Buscaino and De Leon shake hands
Los Angeles City Councilmen Joe Buscaino, left, and Kevin de Leon before the debate.
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Rep. Karen Bass, left, is greeted by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer as businessman Rick Caruso waits.
Karen Bass and Mike Feuer shake hands next to Rick Caruso, right.
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Kevin de Leon gestures from a lectern
Kevin de Leon during the debate.
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Businessman Rick Caruso, second from right, makes a rebuttal during the mayoral debate
Rick Caruso makes a point during the forum.
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Joe Buscaino, city councilman, speaks
Joe Buscaino on stage.
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Mike Feuer speaks
Mike Feuer during the debate.
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Rick Caruso hugs a supporter before the debate.
Rick Caruso hugs a supporter before the debate.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Myung J. Chun

Myung J. Chun has been a photographer with the Los Angeles Times since 1999. He started as a still photographer and then moved to videography from 2007 to 2018. Chun won an Emmy in 2011 for his work on a multimedia project about innocent victims of gang violence. He previously worked for the Los Angeles Daily News, a position he started in 1988 while attending Cal State Northridge.

Genaro Molina

Genaro Molina is an award-winning staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. He has worked in journalism for more than 35 years starting at the San Francisco Chronicle. Molina has photographed the life and death of Pope John Paul II, the tragedy of AIDS in Africa, the impact of Hurricane Katrina, and Cuba after Castro. His work has appeared in nine books and his photographs have been exhibited extensively including at the Smithsonian Institute and the Annenberg Space for Photography.

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