Raman's colleagues all opposed her run for mayor. Now some promise 'full support'

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Set us as preferred A pie sat waiting as the Los Angeles City Council returned to work last week following Councilmember Nithya Raman’s election as mayor, an outcome all 14 of her council colleagues opposed.The pie, perched on a table in a room behind council chambers, had one word written on it, in icing, according to two council staffers: Humble.The dessert was thrown away uneaten, but humble pie was what the council members were eating Tuesday as they congratulated the mayor-elect.“Full disclosure, you know that I didn’t support you last week,” said Councilmember Curren Price.“But you’ve got my full support now.”A beaming Raman had entered the council chambers flanked by her council staff and campaign aides, along with a new security detail befitting her higher profile.

A bouquet of flowers, an official proclamation and a (brief) standing ovation by her council colleagues followed later in the morning.Raman listened attentively as, one by one, council members sitting around the horseshoe offered their olive branches.Then she bestowed one of her own.

“We are all here because we love L.A.and want to make it better,” Raman said.

“That passion sometimes makes us get spicy about the differences we have on how we get there.”“I am here to be spicy with you and to get through it and to find the outcome that works for all of us,” she said.Raman’s council colleagues not only opposed her in favor of incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, but several of them grew increasingly hostile toward her as the campaign wore on.Councilmember Imelda Padilla called her stint on the Raman-chaired Housing and Homelessness Committee “unproductive.” Councilmember Monica Rodriguez said Raman’s last-minute decision to challenge her former ally Bass was “disgusting” and “backstabbing.” And Councilmember Traci Park questi...