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Primary voter’s guide for Los Angeles-area & several CA offices, focused on housing and transit. Raman for mayor, Steyer for gov!

0:00 Intro
1:54 LA Mayor
10:10 LA City Council
14:30 LA Controller
14:49 LA City Attorney
15:36 Glendale City Council
15:55 CA Assembly & Senate
17:45 CA Governor

bleak week

Update: Thank you so much everyone for participating! There are a couple more questions Nithya really wanted to answer, and I'm hoping we'll be able to get her answers posted over the next couple of days.

-TeamNithya

I'll be answering questions starting around 2:00 pm this afternoon.
Hi r/AskLosAngeles! 

I’m Nithya Raman, Los Angeles City Council Member for Council District Four and candidate for Mayor.

I’m an immigrant, an urban planner by training (I earned my master’s degree at MIT), and the mother of 10-year-old twins.

I’m running for mayor because Los Angeles is in crisis- everyone can feel it. The city is unaffordable, unable to deliver basic services, and failing to provide transparency & accountability. In City Hall, there is a lack of leadership instead of the urgency and vision we need.

On council, I passed the strongest renter protections in LA’s history, lowered rent increases for over 1.5 million Angelenos, established independent redistricting, and wrote LA’s sanctuary city ordinance. In my own district, I reduced tents and encampments by 54% and built more protected bike lanes than any other council district. I’m ready to take this progress city-wide!

I want to fight for this city’s future: build more housing, address homelessness, deliver on public safety, expand Metro, and create a city that works for everyone. 

And with that, Ask Me Anything! Who’s ready? 

Looking for 1 ticket for Seth Rogen 's show at the greek tonight

DM

Map of Your D

The D Line extension is opening on 8 May. Sounds like the first trains will head out at 1:00 pm. Here's our attempt to aggregate upcoming D Line events.

Hit me with any additions and I'll add them.

OPENING DAY -- 8 May

D Line Extension Group Run -- organized by Run-N-Ride Relays. Meet by Traxx at Union Station at 9:00 am. Details and registration here

D Line Opening Day Group Ride -- organized by r/CarIndependentLA. Meet at the main lobby of Union Station at 10:00 am. RSVP here

D Line Extension Bar Crawl -- organized by Streets For All. Meet at Tom Bergin's at 3:30.

OPENING WEEKEND -- 9 May

Metro D Line Extension Tour -- Organized by Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition. Meet at Del Mar Station at 10:00 am. Reserve a spot

LATE MAY - TBD

The D Line Dash -- a race between a motorist, a cyclist, and a D line rider will compete in a race from Wilshire/LA Cienega Station to Union Station. Organized by StreetsblogLA. Email or DM Streetsblog to become a sponsor.