Karen Bass, Nithya Raman trade jabs a week before LA mayoral election
LA City Councilwoman Nithya Raman and Mayor Karen Bass traded jabs in new ads and speeches ahead of next week's election.
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Tom earned an Emmy as part of a CBS California Special Investigation that focused on campaign donations in local school board races.
Since joining the station in 2013 Tom has reported on some of Southern California's biggest stories - including the pandemic, the Hollywood actor and writer's strikes and the devastating fires that ravaged the Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
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Before joining CBS Los Angeles, Tom worked as a reporter at News 12 The Bronx and News 12 Brooklyn, KCTV, Kansas City, MO and in Detroit, Michigan at WXYZ.
LA City Councilwoman Nithya Raman and Mayor Karen Bass traded jabs in new ads and speeches ahead of next week's election.
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