Josh Haskell

AI-generated videos depicting Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt as a superhero and his rival Karen Bass as a villain are gaining traction online. It's a new trend in political advertising; however, Pratt's campaign isn't making the ads. They're created by his supporters. abc7.la/N48Rjr

California's June primary election is less than two weeks away, and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is getting a boost in his campaign for governor from Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson abc7.com/post/californi…

AI-generated videos depicting LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt as a superhero and his rival Karen Bass as a villain are gaining traction online. Pratt's campaign isn't making the ads. They're created by his supporters @ABC7 abc7.com/post/los-angel…

ABC7's Josh Haskell asked Mayor Karen Bass to expand on a comment she had previously made on the "unhoused losing their teeth due to meth use." Bass elaborates on the need for comprehensive healthcare for the homeless and what it would take to get to that point. abc7.la/9sW6c6

Karen Bass defends her comments about getting taxpayer-funded new teeth for homeless meth addicts in LA: “We already pay for it!”

Don’t know who to vote for in the Los Angeles mayor race? @ABC7 has you covered with in-depth interviews w/ @KarenBassLA @raeforla @AdamMillerLA @nithyavraman abc7.com/post/la-mayora…

Los Angeles Mayor @KarenBassLA is in a tough re-election fight following the worst natural disaster in the city's history, the Palisades Fire. @ABC7 asked Bass “How do you convince such an angry electorate that you deserve four more years?" abc7.com/post/la-mayor-…

In a one-on-one interview with @abc7JoshHaskell, LA Mayor Karen Bass shared her view of mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, saying the reality TV star doesn't have "a clue" about running the nation's second largest city abc7.com/post/la-mayor-…

Democratic socialist @raeforla is running for mayor of Los Angeles and has big ideas to reshape the city, starting with reimagining public safety. The first thing Huang said she would do is fire LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell @ABC7 abc7.com/post/la-mayora…

LA mayoral candidate Rae Huang says she would bring 'complete, utter change' to City Hall abc7.com/post/la-mayora…

A very wild story, witnessed by a reporter, that shows the rampant antisemitism that jews hear quite frequently. and note: lawler isnt jewish.

Los Angeles City Councilmember @nithyavraman tells @ABC7 voters should consider a new direction for the city as she campaigns for mayor "We don't have to pick our broken status quo and we don't have to pick a MAGA Republican" abc7.com/post/los-angel…

L.A. mayor’s race: Mayoral candidate and Councilmember Nithya Raman says voters should consider a new direction for the city. "We don't have to pick our broken status quo, and we don't have to pick a MAGA Republican," Raman says. "We can actually pick a different path forward, a path where we actually focus on housing costs, on addressing homelessness." abc7.com/19089275/

Tech entrepreneur @AdamMillerLA isn't the only candidate in the LA mayor's race who has never held elected office, but he says he's the only one who can turn the city around @ABC7 abc7.com/post/la-mayors…

All this week, we're interviewing the candidates running for Los Angeles Mayor. Here's our full interview with @AdamMillerLA See where Miller stands on the issues facing the city and how he'd solve these problems @ABC7 abc7.com/videoClip/1908…

LA city controller race pits incumbent Kenneth Mejia against Zach Sokoloff abc7.com/post/la-city-c…

LA City Controller @kennethmejiaLA is in a re-election fight against @Zach4Controller an asset manager for Hackman Capital. Sokoloff, who has endorsement of L.A. Democratic Party, is questioning whether the city is delivering better services under Mejia abc7.com/post/la-city-c…

Two longtime Democratic leaders from the Los Angeles area are facing new and younger opposition in the June primary election. We interviewed @RepMaxineWaters @BradSherman and two of their competitors @MylaForCongress @jakeclevine abc7.com/post/maxine-wa…

One of our reports from MacArthur Park today in Los Angeles where 300 local and federal law enforcement went after those supplying and selling drugs to those in the park @ABC7 fb.watch/GXADZQTMb5/?mi…

Federal and local law enforcement agencies launched a massive drug raid in multiple SoCal locations, arresting 18 people, including two people who law enforcement officials believe are the main sources of fentanyl and methamphetamine in MacArthur Park. abc7.com/post/least-17-…