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LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman to be removed as chair of homelessness and housing committee

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City Councilwoman and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is expected to be removed as chair of the five-member Housing and Homelessness Committee.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Nithya Raman says she's facing political punishment for challenging Mayor Karen Bass (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman, who is running to replace Mayor Karen Bass, publicly threw a political grenade Monday, suggesting the City Council president is colluding with Bass to “punish” her.

  2. New York Post

    Nithya Raman out as homelessness chair as LA splits troubled committee (opens New York Post)

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    LA is splitting its homelessness committee and removing chair Nithya Raman after a $62.6M housing initiative placed just three households.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Raman will lose homelessness committee chair as mayoral race heats up, sources say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Nithya Raman will lose her post as chair of the L.A. City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee just as the mayoral race between her and Mayor Karen Bass enters its final months.

  4. Lamag

    Nithya Raman Reportedly Set to Lose Powerful Housing Committee Post (opens Lamag)

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    The mayoral candidate reportedly "canceled meetings for weeks" and failed to deliver on promises, prompting the committee shake-up

  5. New York Post

    Nithya Raman goes scorched earth on Mayor Karen Bass after councilwoman was pushed out of homelessness committee position (opens New York Post)

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    LA Councilwoman Nithya Raman accused Mayor Karen Bass of retaliation after being stripped of her homelessness committee post ahead of the election.

  6. Foxla

    Nithya Raman faces losing LA City Council homelessness committee leadership amid mayoral race (opens Foxla)

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    Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is expected to lose her leadership role on the council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee, setting up a new political fight over the city’s response to homelessness as Raman challenges Mayor Karen Bass in the November mayoral runoff.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman to be removed as chair of homelessness and housing committee (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    City Councilwoman and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is expected to be removed as chair of the five-member Housing and Homelessness Committee.

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