Can Nithya Raman Break L.A.’s Development Gridlock?

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The article considers whether Los Angeles mayor-elect Nithya Raman can overcome the city’s development gridlock. It frames her prospective leadership against the city’s longstanding homelessness crisis and the efforts of outgoing Mayor Karen Bass.

After being sworn in as Los Angeles’s 43rd executive nearly four years ago, Mayor Karen Bass immediately declared a state of emergency, signaling her resolve to tackle the homelessness crisis and marshal the city’s resources to confront this long-standing issue. We don’t yet know what progressive Councilmember and Mayor-elect Nithya Raman will say on the […]