YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“Through a strong and consistent focus on increasing housing supply, Nithya Raman has set herself apart in the Los Angeles City Council, working to deconstruct the bureaucratic obstacles that slow development across the city.”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Nithya Raman
Mayor of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City · Los Angeles, CA
Backed byYIMBY ActionHousing Action CoalitionAbundant Housing LA
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Tue Oct 27 · 5:30 PM · CanvassCanvass in Echo Park!North end of Echo Park Lake, Los Angeles, CA · With Nithya for the CityTue Oct 27 · 6:00 PM · PhonebankVirtual Turnout Phonebank - Tuesday 6pmVirtual · With Nithya for the CityWed Oct 28 · 5:30 PM · CanvassWestwood Canvass - Wednesday 5:30PMWestwood Recreation Center, Los Angeles, CA · With Nithya for the CitySat Oct 31 · 10:00 AM · CanvassIn-Person GOTV All Day in DTLA: Oct 31 - Nov 31645 N Main St, Los Angeles, CA · With Nithya for the CityMon Nov 2 · 12:00 PM · RallyUCLA for Nithya Rally & GOTV CanvassBruin Plaza, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA · With Nithya for the CityMon Nov 2 · 7:00 PM · EventElection Eve Party!North Hollywood, CA (location shared on RSVP) · With Nithya for the City
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Nithya spoke at the 2026 Festival of Progressive Abundance!
About Nithya Raman
Councilmember Nithya Raman is a fearless champion for the people of Los Angeles.
She has focused her years in public service on creating an affordable, livable city and holding our City government accountable to deliver change.
As a working mom, she saw people struggling on our streets and decided to do something about it. She co-founded the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition and began organizing her neighbors to provide direct help. But as the crisis grew, she realized volunteer efforts alone would never match the scale of the problem.
In 2020, Nithya ran for City Council as a complete outsider – no political machine, no insider backing. What followed was a grassroots movement: 2,000 volunteers knocked on over 80,000 doors, and she defeated a sitting councilmember for the first time in 17 years. The Los Angeles Times described it as “a political earthquake.”
From nithyaforthecity.com
Nithya Raman on Housing and Abundance
“This includes housing at all income levels, everything from deed-restricted affordable housing to market rate housing to social housing to homeless shelters.”
“This includes housing at all income levels, everything from deed-restricted affordable housing to market-rate housing to social housing to homeless shelters.”
“This is a burden that falls hardest on the same people every time: renters with children, renters of color, renters with disabilities, renters in low-income communities, older renters.”