The Los Angeles businessman who ran against Karen Bass in the 2022 election announced his opposition Tuesday to the recall effort to unseat her as the city’s mayor. Real estate magnate and former mayoral candidate Rick Caruso released a statement about the recall effort,

After the January wildfires, a recall attempt was launched against LA Mayor Karen Bass over her response and leadership. But former mayoral candidate Rick Caruso said a recall campaign against Bass is a bad idea and waste of money.

The real estate mogul and runner-up in the 2022 L.A. mayoral race publicly announced that he is opposed to recall efforts against Bass on Tuesday.