Karen Bass announced that she will not participate in a forum between the candidates for Los Angeles mayor, scheduled for this Wednesday May 13 by the Fox network, according to a statement published by the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles and the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs.

The organizers assured that the current mayor had accepted the invitation and signed the papers confirming her attendance at the forum, whose The goal is to give voters the opportunity to listen to the aspirants to lead the city “during a period of extraordinary challenges.”

Councilor Nithya Raman, businessman Adam Miller, and activist Rae Huang are expected to participate in the meeting. Reality show host Spencer Pratt had also been invited, but later declined due to a scheduling issue.