‘I endorse the real:’ Snoop Dogg joins Sweet Alice, backs Rick Caruso for L.A. mayor

Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Rick Caruso not too long ago picked up a pair of main endorsements from rapper Snoop Dogg and neighborhood activist Candy Alice Harris.  

Caruso was assembly with Harris Tuesday when Snoop dropped in via video chat to indicate his assist for the philanthropist.

“Have a look at what he stands for. Have a look at what he’s about … They’re doing stunning work,” Snoop stated of Caruso and Harris.

The 88-year-old Harris is the founding father of Dad and mom of Watts, Inc. A charitable committee that has helped deprived and underserved folks locally for years.

Video of Snoop’s endorsement was tweeted out on Caruso’s Twitter feed.

“That is what a mayor’s gotta be about. You possibly can’t be about speaking about it, you gotta be about it … You gotta actually be concerning the neighborhood and he or she is the neighborhood and he’s standing by her facet for 40 years,” Snoop stated. “It’s no query. I endorse the actual and that’s Rick.”

Caruso additionally not too long ago acquired an endorsement from Metropolis Council member Joe Buscaino, who ended his personal marketing campaign for mayor final week.

Each males promised they may clear up the streets of Los Angeles by eradicating homeless encampments and offering extra housing and shelters.

Caruso nonetheless faces robust opposition from Congresswoman Karen Bass, who additionally picked up an endorsement of her personal from a former candidate.

Metropolis Councilman Mike Feuer threw his assist behind Bass after asserting he was quitting the mayor’s race Tuesday.

“There are core values, L.A. values and expertise that Karen Bass personifies. After which there’s Rick Caruso. Karen, not Caruso, ought to govern Los Angeles and I’m going to do every little thing I probably can to guarantee that Karen Bass is our subsequent mayor,” Feuer stated throughout an occasion with Bass in Encino Tuesday.

Feuer additionally blasted Caruso for what he described as a protracted file of supporting radical proper wing politicians and questioned how the luxurious property developer may very well be trusted to construct residing areas for the homeless.

The first election takes place June 7 however some voters are already handing over ballots that have been acquired earlier by mail.