Nithya Raman Launches LA Runoff Bid, Targets Bass Over 2/3 Anti-Incumbent Vote
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Updated · FOX 11 Los Angeles · Jun 11
Nithya Raman Launches LA Runoff Bid, Targets Bass Over 2/3 Anti-Incumbent Vote
3 articles · Updated · FOX 11 Los Angeles · Jun 11
Summary
Nithya Raman opened her Los Angeles mayoral runoff campaign by casting herself as the change candidate after finishing second in the primary and arguing most voters rejected incumbent Karen Bass.
At her first runoff press conference, Raman accused Bass of alienating Angelenos and failing to protect Hollywood jobs, then proposed tax credits to keep film and TV work in the region.
Raman also pledged to maintain LAPD staffing despite recruitment struggles, end street homelessness, and defend her past Democratic Socialists of America alignment by pointing to her council record.
Spencer Pratt's voters could become pivotal in the head-to-head race, but it remains unclear whether Raman can convert that anti-Bass frustration into support from moderates and conservatives.
The runoff now turns on whether Bass changes strategy to defend her record and whether Raman can advance an agenda that even many current City Council allies declined to endorse.