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Nithya Raman will lose her post as chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee just as her race against Mayor Karen Bass enters its final months.
The former reality TV star has a history of lavish spending on hotels, according to his memoir, “The Guy You Loved to Hate.”
The Lineage cold-storage fire, the rise in homelessness numbers and staff turnover have created new challenges for Bass as she heads to a Nov. 3 runoff with Nithya Raman.
Bass pulled in more than $510,000 in contributions while Raman raised just over $170,000.
How do L.A. City Council members match up by the numbers?
Street homelessness — people living outdoors or in their vehicles — went down by 49% in Raman’s district compared to the previous year, she said at a press conference Friday.
The city administrative code requires records to be retained for at least two years.
M Strategic Communications took on Lineage as a client two days after the fire ignited.
Yusef Robb was an unpaid spokesperson and advisor for L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. In 2024, he signed a contract with Los Angeles World Airports for $450,000 over three years, later updated to include additional work for $137,500.
Kolby Lee, who served as director of communications since February, resigned from Bass’ office Monday.
