From left, Mayor Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt, Councilmember Nithya Raman and Adam Miller. (Photos by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images, Roy Rochlin/Getty Images, Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
BENEATH WHITE UMBRELLAS AT A FUNDRAISER in a sun-dappled Brentwood backyard last month, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Adam Miller asked for a show of hands from anyone who believes things are going well in Los Angeles.
Not a single hand went up. A murmur of amusement rippled through the crowd of potential supporters, an acknowledgement of their shared frustration with the state of the city. It was those same sentiments that drove Miller, a tech entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist, to join what is now a crowded field of contenders challenging embattled Mayor Karen Bass in the June 2 primary election.
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