Ms. Raman, a progressive Democrat, surprised many allies when she entered the Los Angeles mayor’s race at the last minute.

Nithya Raman is being blasted for failing to clear a dangerous LA River encampment after securing more than $4 million in state funding specifically to address it. Nearly two years after a state grant,

Experts predict there could be a progressive surge from late voting Democrats as vote-by-mail ballots continue to be counted over the next few days.

DON’T STOP THE COUNT — Fresh ballot drops pushed more House candidates into run-offs and drew Nithya Raman closer to Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayor’s race on Wednesday, but it will be days or weeks before we have final results across the map.

Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman has left millions of dollars on the table to clean up a dangerous homeless encampment while she campaigns on fixing Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis. Roughly 90 people are living along the LA River in tents,

Willie Gillespie is a summer intern on the video desk at the Los Angeles Times. Originally from Libertyville, Ill., he is a senior journalism major at the University of Oklahoma and works for the student newspaper, the OU Daily. You can connect with him on X @wgillespietv.