# Nithya Raman promised to change LA. But first she must slay the monster holding the city back

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nithya-raman-promised-to-change-la-but-first-she-must-slay-the-monster-holding-the-city-back/
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:02:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T23:21:12+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/opinion/give-nithya-raman-a-chance-to-make-la-governable-again/
- Topics: Elections, Entertainment, Horror, Politics, World

## Key points

- Raman takes office with a mandate for change.
- The article calls for clearer departmental responsibilities.
- More than 30,000 street lights are reportedly out nightly.

## Summary

Nithya Raman has been elected mayor of Los Angeles, and the article argues she should use her mandate to make city government more efficient and accountable. It says the city has managed dysfunction rather than tackled it, and presents her background as an urban planner as an opportunity to rethink how services are organised.

The article proposes merging the Bureau of Street Services with the LA Department of Transportation, breaking up the Department of Public Works, and moving street lighting to the LA Department of Water and Power. It says more than 30,000 street lights are typically out on a given night, and argues that unclear, overlapping responsibilities waste public money and hinder service delivery. It also notes that voters have approved a city charter amendment to restructure Public Works.

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