Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Nithya Raman Vows To Triple Homebuilding To Improve Affordability

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has unseated the city's Democrat incumbent Mayor Karen Bass after running a campaign centered on affordability and housing.The Associated Press called the election for Raman on Thursday afternoon as she widened her lead over Bass.Bass, 73, called Raman to concede her loss and congratulate her successor on her victory. "While this is not the outcome we hoped for, the people of Los Angeles have spoken," the outgoing mayor said in a statement. "I have committed to ensuring a smooth and seamless transition. Moving this city forward is what Los Angeles needs from all of us."The win underscored a "blue wave" that swept Democrats into control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. When Raman, 45, takes office in January, L.A. will become the nation's second-largest city led by a Democratic Socialist, following in the footsteps of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Raman's swearing-in will expand a growing roster of Democratic Socialist mayors nationwide, including Janeese Lewis George in Washington, DC, Katie Wilson in Seattle, and David Morales in Providence, RI.Ahead of he...