LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman announces run for LA mayor

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman announced her run for Los Angeles mayor in a press conference on Saturday.

Raman, who oversees the City of Angels’ fourth district, has been sitting on the city council since 2020, championing for rent stabilization and solutions to address homelessness in the city. Her district includes Los Feliz, Reseda, the Hollywood Hills and other stretches of the San Fernando Valley.

She joins incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, reality television personality Spencer Pratt, coalition senior organizer Rae Chen Huang and 19 others in the nonpartisan primary.

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