Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, said this week his paper made “a mistake” when it endorsed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in her 2022 election campaign, continuing his criticism of the embattled mayor.

“We’ll accept some blame. At the LA Times, we endorsed Karen Bass. I think, right now, upfront, that’s a mistake, and we admit that,” Soon-Shiong told Monday’s “The Morning Meeting” a podcast by 2WAY Interactive.

Last week, Soon-Shiong criticized Bass over her leadership during the wildfire crisis that has engulfed some of the city’s most prominent neighborhoods and killed 24 people as of Tuesday afternoon.

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