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Bass said her defeat was part of a nationwide change election. “This happens every five or six years, that voters get in a space where they just want everything new,” she said.
With Nithya Raman becoming mayor next month, some in her district fear the City Council will skip a special election and appoint someone as her two-year replacement.
Bass spent her reelection campaign touting her ability to build relationships and work with others. Yet her fate was decided by moments where crucial relationships crumbled.
Nithya Raman, who opposed the staging of the 2028 Olympics Games in L.A., will preside over them as mayor.
Raman is looking to boost housing production, add bike lanes and replace the current police chief. She’s also planning to be a hands-on manager, using data to assess the city’s effectiveness.
The contest was in many ways generational, with 73-year-old Bass, a political veteran, courting longtime voters and Raman, 45, courting younger Angelenos.
Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman fired part-time campaign staffer Eric Cheng on the weekend before Tuesday’s election, saying he made “reprehensible” remarks on a video where he was discussing a U.S.
L.A. voters will decide between Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman, with the city’s future direction on the line. As the contentious race nears the finish, the candidates are in a dead heat.
On the weekend before the election, Mayor Karen Bass is heading back out with developer Rick Caruso, while Councilmember Nithya Raman meets downtown hotel workers.
To win the race, Mayor Karen Bass will need to boost turnout among the city’s Black voters and across South L.A. But Councilmember Nithya Raman is also fighting for those votes.
