Election 2026 Los Angeles Mayor

In her bid for Los Angeles mayor, Nithya Raman ran as an outsider. The democratic socialist didn’t win a single endorsement from her 14 colleagues on the city council. The police union opposed her, she had friction with the Jewish community and the Democratic establishment lined up squarely behind the incumbent, Karen Bass. She now has to show she can lead. As mayor-elect following a stunning upset, Raman will need to navigate political rifts in balkanized City Hall while taking on problems that have defied her predecessors, including a long-running homeless crisis, an exodus of Hollywood jobs and miles of crumbling streets and sidewalks.