# Nithya Raman’s own constituents sound alarm as mayor-elect trails Karen Bass on home turf

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nithya-ramans-own-constituents-sound-alarm-as-mayor-elect-trails-karen-bass-on-home-turf/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T14:36:37+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/nithya-ramans-constituents-warn-la-over-crime-and-homelessness/
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Raman leads citywide but trails Bass in her own council district.
- Residents cite crime, homelessness and unanswered requests for help.
- Outstanding ballots could change the district result.

## Summary

Residents in Nithya Raman’s Los Angeles City Council district say crime, homelessness and unaddressed requests for help worsened during her six years representing them. Their complaints raise questions about her support at home as she prepares to become mayor, though early citywide results show her leading Karen Bass.

Unofficial results give Raman 54.8% of the citywide vote, with 608,897 votes, against Bass’s 45.2%, or 502,000. In Council District 4, Bass leads 52.4% to 47.6% in an analysis of 4 November precinct results; the margin could change as ballots are counted, but the county has not said how many outstanding ballots are from the district. Residents quoted in the article describe burglaries, encampments and a small business adding security measures, and say repeated appeals to Raman’s office brought little help.

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