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Residents in Nithya Raman’s district are sounding the alarm, accusing theprogressive candidatewho vowed to amplify their voices of leaving them shut out, ignored and unable to get answers from her office.
Raman stormed into City Hall in 2020 as a grassroots political insurgent,unseating an incumbentcouncilmember in what many viewed as a major upset.
An urban planner and co-founder of ahomelessness outreach organization, she built her campaign around housing affordability, homelessness and tenant protections.
Raman frequently framed herself as an outsider willing tochallenge City Hall‘s status quo.
Now, as Raman seeks Los Angeles’ highest office, critics across her district describe a very different experience, one they say left them frustrated, shut out and struggling to be heard.
In speaking with The California Post, residents repeatedly cited the same frustrations: unanswered calls, difficulty securing meetings and feeling shut out of decisions shaping their communities.
“I was shocked and horrified at how she treated people,” said Shira Scott Astrof, who lives near Runyon Canyon. Astrof said her frustrations with the councilmember began while trying to help residents in her building navigate affordable housing concerns and fears over potentially losing their housing.
“Because tenant protections had become one of Raman’s signature issues, I thought for sure the council office would become involved,” Asrof told the California Post. Astrof said she encouraged neighbors to contact Raman’s office and seek assistance. She said the response was not what she expected.
“I either got wrong information, rude information, but most of the time they just wouldn’t answer our emails or return calls,” Astrof said. “She ran on her biggest thing being that she protects renters,” she added.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
