‘City of immigrants’: Who is Nithya Raman, the Los Angeles mayor-elect?

Nithya Raman, an urban planner born in India who moved to the United States at age six, has been elected mayor of Los Angeles. The 45-year-old democratic socialist said she was deeply moved that voters chose an immigrant to lead the city at this moment in American history. Her victory means Los Angeles joins New York and London as a major city led by someone of South Asian descent. Raman plans to focus on the city’s homelessness crisis and expanding affordable housing.