About this episode
Nithya Raman discusses her campaign for Mayor of Los Angeles and the challenges facing the city.
LA city councilmember Nithya Raman returns to the show to talk about her insurgent campaign for Mayor of Los Angeles. They discuss the city's converging crises and how corporate landlords, the police union, and MAGA are conspiring against working people. They discuss housing costs, homelessness, immigration and ICE, public transit, the budget, and the strange rise of Spencer Pratt as Karen Bass and national right-wing money turn the race into a perfect LA spectacle. Find out all about the campaign here: http://nithyaforthecity.com
People in this episode
Guest: Nithya Raman
Topics covered
- Los Angeles mayoral campaign
- housing costs
- homelessness
- public transit
- budget
- political crises
Keywords
- Nithya Raman
- Los Angeles
- mayor
- homelessness
- housing
- public transit
- politics
- MAGA
- ICE
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Los Angeles, MAGA, ICE
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