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Nithya Raman

CA · Los Angeles City Councilmember, District 4

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Nithya Raman is an urban planner who has represented Los Angeles City Council District 4 since 2020. A Harvard graduate with an MIT master's in urban planning, she founded a homelessness services nonprofit and led Time's Up Entertainment.

Where Nithya Raman stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records)

Track record

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Moved a measure with Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky to expand Los Angeles' Red Flag fire warning system, asking for citywide coordination and tighter rules in very high fire hazard areas. The City Council adopted it, as amended, on May 13, 2026.

    January 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: cityclerk.lacity.org

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support

  • Moved a plan for a citywide self-certification program for simpler building projects, meant to speed up permits and get more housing built while keeping code and safety rules in place. The City Council adopted it, as amended, on February 5, 2025.

    February 5, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: cityclerk.lacity.org

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support

  • Voted against making the last encampment on Rose Avenue in Venice a no-camping zone under city code section 41.18. She was one of four no votes; the council approved the zone 11-4. She said that part of 41.18 repeats laws the city already has and mostly moves homelessness around a neighborhood.

    April 14, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: westsidecurrent.com

  • Moved a measure directing Los Angeles to set up a bureau inside the city Housing Department to oversee homelessness programs, track how they perform and manage their data. The City Council adopted it on March 19, 2025.

    March 19, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: cityclerk.lacity.org

Past race Nithya Raman ran in:

  • Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Los Angeles city, California