In this The Gateway Pundit article, Mike LaChance highlights the political blowback against Los Angeles City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman after activists staged a homeless encampment outside her home.
- Raman, described by the article as a far-left socialist candidate for Los Angeles mayor, was criticized after reacting negatively to a staged homeless encampment outside her Silver Lake-area residence.
- The protest was reportedly intended to call attention to Raman’s past defense of homeless encampments in public spaces and neighborhoods.
- Raman said on a podcast that she was glad her children did not have to see the encampment outside her home, a remark critics framed as hypocritical.
- The article cites a New York Post report saying footage showed tents, a barbecue setup, and people acting out the conditions many Los Angeles residents face near homes, parks, and schools.
- Critics argued Raman has shown little concern when ordinary families are forced to deal with encampments near schools and neighborhoods.
- The article also references a separate incident in which Raman was booed by constituents after downplaying concerns about homeless tents near a school.
- LaChance argues that Raman’s reaction exposes a double standard common among progressive politicians who support lenient homelessness policies until those policies personally affect them.
- The piece concludes by warning that Raman becoming mayor would make Los Angeles’ existing problems worse.
Read the full story: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/socialist-candidate-mayor-los-angeles-complains-after-activists/
