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Billionaire developer Rick Caruso enters LA mayor’s contest

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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
AP Political Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billionaire developer Rick Caruso is entering the crowded field of candidates hoping to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. The 63-year-old promises in a statement on Twitter that the city can end homelessness and reverse a spike in crime. One rival quickly attacked the one-time Republican Caruso as a stand-in for former President Donald Trump. Caruso’s candidacy reorders a contest that already features several locally prominent Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Karen Bass. The race is taking shape at a troubled time for the heavily Democratic city of about 4 million, which is contending with a homeless crisis and rising crime. 

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