LA mayor race: 5 candidates face off during mayoral debate on ABC7 - Watch full video of debate

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The top five candidates in the race to be L.A.'s next mayor faced off in a debate Sunday, right here on ABC7.

Congressmember Karen Bass, L.A. City Councilmember Joe Buscaino, businessman and nonprofit leader Rick Caruso, L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León, and L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer participated in the live televised debate on May 1.

The debate took place at Cal State L.A. and is hosted by the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs and League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles.

ABC7 anchor Marc Brown served as debate moderator, and ABC7 reporters will ask the candidates questions.

The debate came at a pivotal moment in the mayor's race, just before voters begin to receive their ballots in the mail for the June 7 primary election.

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