LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles politics and City Hall were stunned early February 7 when City Councilmember Nithya Raman filed paperwork to run for mayor, launching an eleventh hour challenge to ...

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman on Sunday formally launched her campaign for mayor, weeks after her surprise decision to enter the race against incumbent and former political ally Karen ...

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Nithya Raman speaks onstage in Los Angeles Credit: (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images for the National Wildlife Federation) Nithya Raman made a splashy entrance into the Los Angeles mayoral race, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Raman stunned the Los Angeles political establishment with her defeat of City Councilmember David Ryu in 2020. But ...

Nithya Raman began her political career by defeating a well-funded incumbent with deep ties to the Democratic Party establishment. Raman, an urban planner who was running to shake up the status quo, ...

Two years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass went to Sherman Oaks to cut a quick campaign ad for a trusted ally: Councilmember Nithya Raman. Standing next to Bass, Raman looked into the camera and ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. L.A. mayoral candidate Nithya Raman said the city needs to maintain the size of the LAPD, which has about 8,700 ...