Rick Caruso: Conservative Mayor of Los Angeles?

Every so often in politics, you find an oasis in the desert. A glimmer of light in grim darkness. A Republican in deep Democratic territory. Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg — before their ill-fated positions both for and against Trump — were such figures in New York City. Their policies of “stop-and-frisk,” the “Broken Windows” Theory of policing, and use of the “CompStat” mapping tool helped deter crime across the city and improve the quality of life. It was good to have Republicans (party-switching aside) in charge of America’s most Democratic city for 20 years.

Now, Los Angeles is within the grasp of a similar prospect with the mayoral candidacy of Rick Caruso. In last night’s jungle primary, he came out on top over Representative Karen Bass (D., Calif.), who is leaving Congress to run for the job. Having passed through the jungle, Caruso will again face off against Bass in November’s runoff.

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Arjun Singh

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Every so often in politics, you find an oasis in the desert. A glimmer of light in grim darkness. A Republican in deep Democratic territory. Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg — before their ill-fated positions both for and against Trump — were such figures in New York City. Their policies of “stop-and-frisk,” the “Broken Windows” Theory of policing, and use of the “CompStat” mapping tool helped deter crime across the city and improve the quality of life. It was good to have Republicans (party-switching aside) in charge of America’s most Democratic city for 20 years.

Now, Los Angeles is within the grasp of a similar prospect with the mayoral candidacy of Rick Caruso. In last night’s jungle primary, he came out on top over Representative Karen Bass (D., Calif.), who is leaving Congress to run for the job. Having passed through the jungle, Caruso will again face off against Bass in November’s runoff.