We'll see if blatant anti-black/anti-white racism in the city council can affect the mayoral race. The "moderate democrat party/GOP could not find a qualified Latino or black to oppose Bass for mayor, so it's unlikely they can defeat her, but Bass's deep connections to the entrenched obscenely-corrupt 'Crat machinery of Lost Angeles will be a negative more and more. Rick Caruso, also a democrat party member, has been running far behind Bass but we'll see how this plays out. Caruso is sort of an interesting candidate- he has adopted many of the more popular Republican positions while remaining a democrat party member.  

The fact that Bass is black may offset some of that blowback from the scandals with the Latino council members. Identity politics is a huge factor in L.A. elections - as the voters are largely unedumacated and do not generally follow politics closely, even in election years.