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Los Angeles City Councilmember andmayoral candidate Nithya Ramanwas notably absent from City Hall on Wednesday, one day after finishing a distant third in the city’s mayoral primary.
Raman, who chairs the City Council’s Homelessness and Housing Committee and has served on the council since 2020, did not attend Wednesday’s council meeting or the committee meeting she normally leads.
The absence came after Tuesday night’s election results showed Raman trailing Mayor Karen Bass and political newcomer Spencer Pratt.
Susan Collins, a former resident of Raman’s Council District 4 who moved out of the district last year, criticized the councilmember’s absence.
“Nithya Raman’s decision not to participate in today’s City Council meetings after being defeated in last night’s election proves voters made the right decision,” Collins told The California Post on Wednesday.
“When you hold a position that affects the quality of life of millions of people, you don’t get to take time off to be a sore loser.”
Raman’s attendance record has drawn scrutiny during the race.
In May, The Postreported that Raman missed five consecutive meetingsof the Homelessness and Housing Committee, which she chairs, while more than 130 items accumulated on the committee’s agenda.
Wednesday’s Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting moved forward under the leadership of Councilmember Isabelle Jurado, a fellow Democratic Socialists of America-backed councilmember, as Raman was absent from City Hall.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
