Inside Nithya Raman's improbable campaign for L.A. mayor

Los Angeles Times - Nov 8, 2026

How a campaign that started on the last day possible, and in the candidate's backyard, was able to oust an incumbent mayor who had most of L.A.'s political establishment behind her.

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