Nithya Raman Called Winner of Los Angeles Mayor’s Race

Nithya Raman was called the winner of Los Angeles’s Nov. 3 mayoral race on Nov. 5, defeating incumbent Karen Bass, while ballot counting and county certification remained pending. The Associated Press called the race; the result had not yet been formally certified in its account. Bass conceded and said she had called Raman to congratulate her and committed to a smooth transition.

Raman, a two-term City Council member representing the 4th District since 2020, campaigned on housing, homelessness and city services. She has pledged to cut by at least half the number of people living in tents and encampments before the 2028 Olympics, and to triple annual housing construction. Those are campaign targets, not reported outcomes; the encampment pledge does not specify a starting population for measuring progress.

Her platform also proposes decisions within 60 days for housing projects that comply with zoning and 120 days for projects requiring discretionary approval. Raman has proposed creating a staffed film office to help bring Hollywood jobs back to the city. She has not released a financially detailed plan for addressing the city’s problems, and the incoming administration will face...