Councilmember Nithya Raman speaks to the press after filing paperwork to run for mayor at the C. Erwin Piper Technical Center downtown Saturday. But just three hours before the filing deadline, progressive City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a onetime Bass ally, launched a mayoral bid, shocking the city’s political establishment and upending the race. “I have deep respect for Mayor Bass. Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, left, accepts the endorsement of Mayor Karen Bass at Hazeltine Park in Sherman Oaks in 2024. Two years later, while running for reelection, Raman prominently featured Bass on at least a dozen of her campaign mailers and door hangers.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 08, 2026 19:05 UTC