Encampments . The first three years after Nithya Raman was elected, homelessness continued to explode, even after she became chair of the City’s Homeless Committee. The numbers just kept getting worse.

Since Karen Bass has been Mayor, her changes to the system have brought street homeless down 17.5% and resulted in the first-ever declines for two years in a row.  It didn’t happen without Mayor Bass’ leadership.¹

The Record:

• Raman opposes the city law that bans homeless encampments next to schools, daycares, senior centers and other sensitive areas.²

• She has refused to enforce the law in her council district.³

• When other councilmembers sought to enforce the law in their districts, Raman voted NO 69 times, covering 463 locations across the city.⁴

• Raman said: “I don’t think a kid’s going to be safer because a tent is 500 feet away from a school, you know, it’s like, whatever.” (video)⁵

• Raman Social Media posts Praising Karen Bass Cleanup Efforts⁶

Public Safety. Now that she’s running for Mayor, Raman claims public safety is her top priority.  The record shows that’s demonstrably false.

In 2020, Council candidate Nithya Raman embraced “Defund” – as LA was seeing a spike in smash and grabs, home invasions and mob shoplifting.

In January 2026, Raman voted against hiring new officers at LAPD – even as the department reached 30-year lows in size.

In March 2026, seeking an endorsement, Raman again embraced “Defund.”

Raman voted against the law banning people from possessing unattached catalytic converters without proof of ownership. She justified her vote by blaming car manufacturers for making the devices too easy to steal.

The Record:

• December 2020: “Defund” (social media post)⁷

• Voted against the law banning people from possessing unattached catalytic converters without proof of ownership. Blames Toyota/car manufacturers for catalytic converter thefts (video)⁸

• Voted against more firefighters and police officers after Palisades fire⁹

• December 2025 and January 2026 votes against more officers¹⁰

• March 2026: embraces defund while seeking endorsement¹¹

Housing. Nithya Raman supports the law giving Sacramento politicians control over our local zoning, which will result in large buildings in single family neighborhoods across the city. Neighbors and local groups will no longer have an ability for input on large-scale high-rises resulting in nearly automatic approvals to build in single family neighborhoods.¹²

Her homelessness plan is built around property owners turning over their apartments to people moving from encampments. It’s just not realistic.¹³