{"id":2592749,"date":"2026-04-20T11:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialist-councilwoman-running-for-la-mayor-votes-against-cleaning-out-homeless-camps\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:16:54","slug":"socialist-councilwoman-running-for-la-mayor-votes-against-cleaning-out-homeless-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialist-councilwoman-running-for-la-mayor-votes-against-cleaning-out-homeless-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialist Councilwoman Running for LA Mayor Votes Against Cleaning Out Homeless Camps"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocialist-councilwoman-running-for-la-mayor-votes-against-cleaning-out-homeless-camps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2592749&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In venice, Los Angeles, Democratic Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who is challenging incumbent Mayor Karen bass, opposed a motion to declare an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-camping zone<\/a> in a neighborhood plagued by violence.Raman was one of four \u201cno\u201d votes on a measure led by Councilwoman Traci Park to clear the homeless encampment. Residents criticized Raman after KTTV reported the vote, with one noting a nearby shooting, while Park argued that many people have been offered alternatives but remain encamped. Police said the encampment drew about 40 calls in the past year for incidents including assaults. Bass\u2019s office accused Raman of taking the city backward, while Raman countered that the measure would duplicate existing laws and merely relocate homelessness rather than resolve it. The article also notes that California\u2019s homeless population has risen about 60% since 2015 despite substantial HUD funding, and that Raman announced her challenge to Bass on February 7. The report is attributed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A socialist city councilwoman led opposition to an ordinance, supported by the incumbent mayor she is running against, that would have cleaned out a homeless camp in a neighborhood where violent incidents have occurred.Democratic Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman was one of for &ldquo;no&rdquo; votes on a motion by Councilwoman Traci Park to declare an anti-camping zone in Venice, the California Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/14\/us-news\/mayoral-hopeful-nithya-raman-votes-no-on-anti-camping-crackdown-in-venice-chaos-zone\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of the area blasted Raman, who is challenging Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, over the vote in a story by KTTV, a Los Angeles-area TV station.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was absolutely crazy. I watched a guy get shot and killed across the street,&rdquo; one resident told KTTV reporter Matthew Seedorf.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are individuals that have been offered alternatives again and again and again and are choosing to remain encamped on our streets,&rdquo; Park, a Democrat, who represents the area in the City Council, said during the KTTV segment.<\/p>\n<p>Police responded to 40 calls about the encampment in the last year, including for assaults, FoxLA.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/venice-homeless-encampment-highlighting-divisions-los-angeles-city-hall\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is who she is. Councilmember Raman opposes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-city-officials-ok-ban-on-homeless-camps-near-schools-day-cares-activist-breaches-chamber-barrier\/\" title=\"L.A. City Officials OK Ban On Homeless Camps Near Schools, Day Cares; Activist Breaches Chamber Barrier\">law prohibiting encampments<\/a> next to schools and has voted against hundreds of cleanups,&rdquo; Bass&rsquo; office said in a statement to FoxLA.com. &ldquo;This is just another example of her taking us backward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This part of 41.18 duplicates laws we already have to regulate camping and, at best, succeeds in moving homelessness around a neighborhood,&rdquo; Raman responded.<\/p>\n<p>California&rsquo;s homeless population increased 60% since 2015, despite billions of funding being provided to cities like Los Angeles by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.<\/p>\n<p>Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who defeated an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wrongly-imprisoned-for-7-years-exonerated-central-park-five-member-wins-nyc-council-primary\/\" title=\"Exonerated &#039;Central ... Five&#039; member triumphs in NYC Council primary after 7-year wrongful imprisonment.\">incumbent council member<\/a> in 2020, announced her challenge to Bass Feb. 7.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the last few months in particular, I&rsquo;ve really begun to feel like unless we have some big changes in how we do things in Los Angeles, that the things we count on are not going to function anymore,&rdquo; Raman told the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Raman&rsquo;s no vote, the motion <a href=\"https:\/\/cityclerk.lacity.org\/lacityclerkconnect\/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&amp;cfnumber=26-4118-S3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">passed<\/a> by an 11-4 vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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Raman was one of four \u201cno\u201d votes on a motion by Councilwoman Traci Park to declare an anti\u2011camping zone in Venice. Park, who represents the area, told KTTV that residents had repeatedly been offered alternatives and that people remained encamped on the streets. Police had responded to about 40 calls related to the encampment in the past year, including assaults. Bass\u2019s office criticized Raman for taking a stance that would set the city back, while Raman argued the measure duplicates existing camping laws and would simply move homelessness around the neighborhood. Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who defeated an incumbent in 2020, announced on February 7 that she is challenging Bass. She told the Los Angeles Times that major changes are needed for the city to function differently. Despite Raman\u2019s vote, the motion passed 11-4. The piece notes that federal funding from HUD has increased since 2015 but homelessness has continued to rise. 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