{"id":7554,"date":"2026-08-23T12:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7554"},"modified":"2026-08-23T12:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:36:06","slug":"wahab-bests-hernandez-in-close-house-race-l-a-mayor-struggles-in-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7554","title":{"rendered":"Wahab bests Hernandez in close House race, L.A. mayor struggles in debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/078c202ab873a5fb804fabed637c1c0b.webp\" width=\"283\"\/><\/figure>\nAisha Wahab<\/h4>\n<p>East Bay state senator defeats fellow Democrat and BART Board Member Melissa Hernandez in special election to finish the term of Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April amid sexual misconduct allegations.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7551\">People can sense mental decline, says new research powered by smartwatches<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7553\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/75e3c8c5f73581e686e77694a9367f59.webp\" width=\"283\"\/><\/figure>\nKaren Bass<\/h4>\n<p>LA mayor, running for re-election, struggles in first debate against Democratic socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman as a poll this month showing Bass with a 12-point lead is found to have been faked.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7549\">\u2018It\u2019s all very chaotic\u2019: Inside the Bay Area\u2019s mass immigration hearings<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f5175edfba68f66b9ef9d7b722a7a37.webp\" width=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f5175edfba68f66b9ef9d7b722a7a37.webp 281w, https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f5175edfba68f66b9ef9d7b722a7a37-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/figure>\nMelissa Hernandez<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, she lost the special election to Wahab, but she\u2019ll have another shot at Congress in November when the two face off again in the election for a two-year House term that begins in January.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7546\">Opinion: Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians on the West Bank threatens new Mideast flash point<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East Bay state senator defeats fellow Democrat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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