Sources
All claims made during the quiz draws from publicly accessible information. Last updated on May 1, 2026.
KAREN BASS
| Claim | Source |
|---|
| Inside Safe defended; homelessness down 18%; consecutive-year decline | |
| $104M continued Inside Safe funding in proposed budget | |
| LAPD hiring goal: maintain 8,555 officers; 510 new hires | |
| Sanctuary city / ICE resistance framing | |
| Labor: pay workers fairly / cuts to workers are cuts to residents | |
| Housing permitting reform / Executive Order No. 1 | |
| Palisades: systemic issues, not one leader's fault | |
| Budget: protect what's working, pursue federal funding | |
NITHYA RAMAN
| Claim | Source |
|---|
| Inside Safe costs $225/night vs ~$86 for alternatives; 40% return-to-street rate | |
| LAHSA breakup; city-run contracts; public dashboards | |
| Rent caps + just-cause eviction + pro-density (dual stance) | |
| Measure ULA reform: exempt new multi-family construction | |
| Carbon neutrality by 2030 | |
| ICE: audit every data-sharing agreement, cut cooperation points | |
| Budget: radical transparency, performance-based budgeting | |
| Frontline workers over administrative overhead | |
| Smarter LAPD deployment; mental health responders | |
| Last-minute filing; previously endorsed Bass | |
RAE HUANG
| Claim | Source |
|---|
| Free and fast public transit | |
| Social housing: publicly owned, permanently affordable | |
| Public bank: city's first nonprofit public bank | |
| Anti-displacement / protect residents from Olympic infrastructure | |
| Measure ULA: keep and strengthen; opposes Raman's reform | |
| Public safety: community intervention over policing; unarmed crisis response | |
| Sanctuary city: cut all ties with ICE | |
| Budget: tax large commercial property holders; public bank | |
| Debate stumble: miscounted traffic deaths; confused on red light cameras | |
SPENCER PRATT
| Claim | Source |
|---|
| "Homeless Industrial Complex" — treatment-first model | |
| Zero encampments; zero fentanyl on streets | |
| IRS audit of homelessness nonprofits, week one | |
| Federal government has legal right to enforce immigration law | |
| Law and order: enforce laws on the books; LAPD accountability | |
| Palisades: leadership failure, not systemic failure | |
| Budget: audit, business efficiency, forensic performance reviews | |
| Lost home + parents' home in Palisades Fire | |
| Polling at 14% as of March 2026 | Berkeley IGS / LA Times poll, March 22 2026 |
ADAM MILLER
| Claim | Source |
|---|
| THRIVES platform | |
| Homelessness is a management/technology problem; Better Angels shelter database | |
| Inside Safe: expensive and ineffective; city can do "98% cheaper" | |
| Housing: speed permitting; make LA easiest city to build in | |
| Measure ULA: dramatically deters housing production; wants fixed or replaced | |
| SB 79 is LA's punishment for not building; city should control its own zoning | |
| Budget: audit before cutting; overhead and redundant functions | |
| AI: automate permits, approvals; city government decades behind on tech | |
| Protect frontline workers; restructure admin; use technology | |
| Better Angels nonprofit background; Cornerstone OnDemand founder | |
CROSS-CANDIDATE CONTEXT
| Claim | Source |
|---|
| 40% of Inside Safe participants return to street | |
| Inside Safe average hotel bed: $225/night | |
| LAHSA annual city funding: ~$300M | |
| LA budget deficit: ~$1 billion | |
| Primary June 2; runoff November 3 | |
| Polling: Bass 25%, Raman 17%, Pratt 14%, Huang 8%, Miller 6% | Berkeley IGS / LA Times poll, March 22 2026 |
| Raman entered race hours before deadline; had endorsed Bass | |
| Palisades Fire: January 2025; Bass was in Ghana | Multiple outlets |
| LAHSA described as scandal-plagued and potentially shuttering | |