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—Mayoral candidate Karen Bass received 38% of votes while billionaire Rick Caruso received 41%, meaning the two will face each other in a runoff in November. [The Grio]
—Former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna received enough votes in Tuesday's election to face current Sheriff Alex Villanueva in a runoff election for L.A. Sheriff this November. [Yahoo! News]
—Only 822,545 of L.A.'s 5,690,637 registered voters cast ballots in yesterday's election, meaning only 14.45% of eligible voters. Sigh. [CBS]
—Last Saturday's "A Great Day in the Stoke" event in Huntington Beach offered "the largest gathering of Black surfers in history" the chance to unite and enjoy their passion for the water together. [LAT]