# Los Angeles is about to test a new kind of housing politics

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/los-angeles-is-about-to-test-a-new-kind-of-housing-politics/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:21:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Vox (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/509736/los-angeles-nithya-raman-karen-bass-housing
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Nithya Raman has won Los Angeles’s mayoral election.
- Housing supply and affordability are central challenges.
- Bass’s affordable housing fast-track produced over 7,700 apartments under construction.

## Summary

Los Angeles has elected Nithya Raman mayor after Karen Bass lost her bid for re-election, putting the city’s housing shortage at the centre of a new political test. Raman, a progressive and prominent supporter of building more homes, will face pressure to turn her criticism of city policy into action in a city where the mayor has limited direct authority.

Los Angeles has the highest home-price-to-household-income ratio among large US cities and the second fewest homes per adult among major cities. Bass initially fast-tracked approval for developments made up entirely of affordable homes, helping more than 7,700 apartments reach construction, but later narrowed the policy after neighbourhood opposition; a judge ruled that applying one restriction to earlier applicants broke state law. The article also says Bass opposed California’s 2025 law requiring denser housing near public transport.

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