Nithya Raman vows to get ‘spicy’ with City Hall rivals as she reveals timeline for mayoral takeover

Nithya Raman, Los Angeles’ mayor-elect, said she would work with City Council colleagues who backed her opponent, even if discussions became “spicy”. In her farewell speech, she pledged to set campaign divisions aside, visit neighbourhoods with councillors and use her experience as a former council member to help address residents’ concerns.

Raman takes office on 14 December, after winning 54.7% of the vote: 603,631 votes to Karen Bass’s 499,391, a lead of 104,240. Her council seat becomes vacant the previous day, but Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said a replacement decision is unlikely for at least a month. Raman will face pressure to halve street homelessness by the 2028 Olympics; the article reports 45,194 homeless residents in the city, including 29,115 without shelter.