LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner announced his candidacy for mayor Monday with a four-minute video released on YouTube.

The 65-year-old investment banker and philanthropist, who ran the school district from 2018-21, will challenge Mayor Karen Bass in the June 2026 election.

'"I'll never accept the Trump administration's assault on our values and our neighbors. Targeting people solely based on the color of their skin is unacceptable and un-American," he says in the video.

In an interview with ABC7, Beutner described L.A. as "as city becoming less and less affordable, less safe, a more difficult place to live."

"I credit Mayor Bass, in a funny way, for maybe the inspiration to do this," he said, referring to his candidacy. "She recently said we need t

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