“After much prayer and many honest conversations with my family, friends and partners in this work, I have decided not to enter the 2026 mayoral race,” Horvath said in a video post on X late Friday.
Horvath said she will instead focus on her reelection campaign for Los Angeles County Supervisor, adding that she isn’t “stepping away from the challenge” but “stepping even more into the one we’ve already started.”
The announcement comes after Bass left Horvath off the 500-person invite list for her State of the City address on Monday.
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Their feud and burst into public view during the Palisades fire, with Horvath accusing Bass of sidelining the county as the wildfire raged, winds threatened new blazes and fears of mudslides loomed.
The two have also clashed over homelessness policy, with Horvath pushing to pull hundreds of millions from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority— a move Bass warned would slow progress and add bureaucracy.
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Meanwhile, billionaire developer Rick Caruso confirmed earlier this week that he would not run for mayor, despite teasing a potential return to the race after a report emerged that Bass altered a Palisades wildfire report.
Potential adversaries to Bass are dropping quickly as Austin Beutner, a former LA Unified School District superintendent withdrew from the race earlier this week after the death of his 22-year-old daughter.
Meanwhile, billionaire developer Rick Caruso confirmed earlier this week that he would not run for mayor, despite teasing a potential return to the race after a report emerged that Bass altered a Palisades wildfire report.
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