Nithya Raman, Progressive Hollywood Favorite, Wins Los Angeles City Council Seat
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorNithya Raman has won a fiercely contested race for Los Angeles City Council, beating incumbent council member David Ryu.“The voters of district four have spoken, and I respect the outcome of this election,” Ryu said in a statement Friday.Raman won 52.5% of the vote in contrast to Ryu’s 47.5%, according to the L.A. Times tally.Raman, an urban planner who also co-founded SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition, mobilized an estimated 2,000 young and progressive voters to work on her campaign in a rare show of enthusiasm for a city council race.Former councilman and supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky told the L.A.