Shrieking Nithya Raman seizes mic at chaotic Halloween party as her bizarre costume is explained

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman spent Halloween weekend attending parties across the city, dancing to club music, mingling with partygoers and urging young Angelenos to vote for her over Mayor Karen Bass.The city councilwoman was spotted dancing at The Echo + Echoplex in Echo Park, where she dressed as P-22, the mountain lion whose death in 2022 galvanized support for conservation efforts, including a crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills.In an Instagram video posted by Raman’s account, she could be seen dancing energetically as music played in the background.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story In another clip, originally posted by user @rayger, Raman is seen on stage at the Echoplex saying in part: “You have a chance to change the city, use it.”Raman and incumbent Mayor Karen Bass are now tied at 40% support each, according to a Berkeley IGS/Los Angeles Times poll released Wednesday, with 19% of voters still undecided.Raman held an 11-point lead in September, but Bass has since closed the gap, partly by gaining support from voters who backed Spencer Pratt in the June primary.Raman is running for mayor on a platform focused on affordable housing, homelessness and improving city services.She has pledged to reduce the number of people living on the streets by at least 50% before the 2028 Olympics, increase housing construction and strengthen protections for renters.Meanwhile, incumbent Bass says she wants a second term to continue her efforts to reduce homelessness, expand affordable housing and improve public safety.She wants to build on her Inside Safe program, increase staffing at the Los Angeles Police Department and accelerate rebuilding efforts in Pacific Palisades following the devastating January 2025 wildfires.Stella Stahl, Raman’...