Is it mere coincidence that she looks like the barista?
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LA city rep votes against an ordinance making it illegal to possess a catalytic converter that isn’t yours, because, she says, the car manufacturers make them too easy to steal. “Don’t help a good boy go bad”.
This is the value of a Harvard education today:
Nithya Raman
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Nithya Raman
Raman in 2022
Member of the Los Angeles City Council
from the 4th district
Assumed office
December 14, 2020Preceded byDavid RyuPersonal detailsBornJuly 28, 1981 (age 41)
Kerala, IndiaPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseVali ChandrasekaranChildren2Residence(s)Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CaliforniaEducationHarvard University (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)WebsiteCampaign website
Nithya V. Raman (born July 28, 1981)[1] is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles City Councilmember for the 4th Districtsince 2020. Raman, a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated incumbent Councilmember David Ryu in 2020.[2][3]
Early life and education
Nithya Raman was born in Kerala, India, and moved to Louisiana at 6 years old.[4]She earned a bachelor's degree in political theory from Harvard University then a master's degree in urban planning from MIT.[5]
Los Angeles City Council
Election
…. Raman's platform included proposed reforms to Los Angeles' housing and homelessness policy, "a new approach to public safety," and a climate change plan that she claims will get Los Angeles to carbon neutrality by 2030.[11][12][13]
… In 2021 and 2022, Raman was one of three council members to vote against 41.18, a city ordinance that banned homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers.[25] 41.18 was adopted by the City Council by a vote of 11-3, over the objections of activists who protested the measure in the Council chamber.[26]
Political positions
Voting Records
On April 18 2023 Raman voted against LA Catalytic Converter Ordinance. When asked why she voted against a motion to make it illegal to have possession of stolen catalytic converter Raman responded by blaming Toyota and other manufacturers for making them easy to steal.
Personal life
Raman was born in India and emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of six.[35]
Raman resides in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. She is married to television screenwriter Vali Chandrasekaran, a fellow Harvard alumnus. The two have twins: Karna and Kaveri.[36]
