Councilmember Nithya Raman is facing off against two opponents in a race that has seen a deluge of outside spending for her opponent, prosecutor Ethan Weaver.

Urban planner Nithya Raman, born in India, has won a fiercely-contested race for Los Angeles City Council by defeating David Ryu, an incumbent council member in 17 years. In the election, Raman ...

When urban planner Nithya Raman launched her bid for Los Angeles City Council last year, she was best known in her neighborhood for helping homeless residents get meals, showers and other aid. By ...

Major contributions from a real estate mogul, police union. Real estate company Douglas Emmett Management, owned by Dan Emmett, contributed $400,000 to the independent committee opposing Raman ...

Only a year ago, Nithya Raman was taking a victory lap after accomplishing that rarest of feats in Los Angeles, unseating an incumbent at City Hall. The 40-year-old urban planner, a newcomer to ...

NITHYA RAMAN UNSEATS INCUMBENT DAVID RYU. Progressives won in races where community organizations flexed their political muscle to help support candidates who criticized politics-as-usual in Los ...

David Ryu and Nithya Raman, who are running for LA City Council District 4, participate in a virtual debate on Oct. 21, 2020.(Source: Screen grab from public Zoom call) ...

Nithya Raman hasn’t even been sworn in as a Los Angeles city councilmember, but her election earlier this month has already had ripple effects. L.A.’s council districts are gargantuan — just ...

The incumbent, Councilwoman Nithya Raman, won the seat after defeating David Ryu four years ago, and now Deputy City Attorney Ethan Weaver is looking to do the same to her.

Now Nithya Raman wants to help L.A. The first South Asian and the first Asian woman to serve on Los Angeles City Council, Raman wants to find housing for the city's 41,000 unhoused residents.

Councilmember Nithya Raman is facing off against two opponents in a race that has seen a deluge of outside spending for her opponent, prosecutor Ethan Weaver.