Nithya Raman’s thousands of missed votes — why they matter

Nypost · Sep 24, 2026 · 474 words · By CA Post Editorial Board

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Why it matters

And Nithya Raman has been noted for her absences from City Council on crucial issues and votes.

Common ground

Earlier this year, as The California Post reported, Raman missed several consecutive weeks of meetings of the City Council Homelessness and Housing Committee, which she chaired at the time.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Raman is backed by the radicals in the Democratic Socialists of America.”

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The Wikipedia entry for Nithya Raman explicitly states that she is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America.

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Claim 2: “Raman skipped the City Council meeting to attend the unveiling of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for actress Mindy Kaling.”

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Multiple sources report that Raman missed the February 18, 2025, City Council meeting to attend the unveiling of Mindy Kaling's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Local elections will be held in the United States throughout 2026 to elect officers of municipal and county governments. 22 mayorships in the country's top 100 most populous cities will be up for elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indian Americans are citizens or residents of the United States of America who trace their family descent to India. Notable Indian Americans include:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_Americans

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Claim 3: “Raman missed a 2025 vote on the Palisades Fire recovery.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Raman missed a City Council vote on February 18, 2025, regarding the Palisades Fire recovery.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles's 4th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Nithya Raman since 2020 after she defeated David Ryu in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles's_4th_City_Council…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman (born July 28, 1981) is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020. Raman, a member of the Democr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman

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Claim 4: “Kaling is also one of Raman’s campaign donors.”

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Only one provided web search result ('Nithya Raman's thousands of missed votes — why they matter') mentions that Mindy Kaling is one of Raman's campaign donors.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Little Late with Lilly Singh is an American late-night talk show that was broadcast by NBC. Premiering on September 16, 2019, and hosted by Canadian comedian and internet celebrity Lilly Singh, it s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raman’s story begins thousands of miles from Los Angeles. Born in southern India in 1981, she moved to the United States at age six with her mother to join her father, who had come earlier to study en…
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/nithya-raman-los-angeles-ma…

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Claim 5: “Her colleague on the City Council, Traci Park, didn’t mince words: “Nithya Raman never once offered to help, ever,” she declared.”

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Two independent sources report that Councilmember Traci Park criticized Raman, with one specifically quoting her as saying 'Nithya Raman never once offered to help, ever.'

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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman

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web search NEUTRAL — Traci Park criticizes Nithya Raman over Palisades fire response.“ But Nithya Raman has never shown up in the palisades in the year and a half since the terrible fire happened. She showed up today acti…
https://catchwind.ai/news/people/traci-park

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web search NEUTRAL — “Nithya Raman never once offered to help, ever” Park recently fired back after Raman pledged to work with her on rebuilding. The scrutiny comes just as Raman is surging citywide.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/nithya-raman-ditched-p…

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Claim 6: “Mayor Karen Bass told Raman in last month’s debate that she had “missed several thousand votes because you don’t show up to work,””

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Multiple sources confirm a debate occurred in August 2026 between Mayor Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, and one source specifically quotes Bass saying Raman 'missed several thousand votes because you don't show up to work.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. Hous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Bass

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Claim 7: “Raman missed several consecutive weeks of meetings of the City Council Homelessness and Housing Committee, which she chaired at the time.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Raman missed several consecutive weeks of meetings of the City Council Homelessness and Housing Committee, which she chaired at the time.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Eun Seok Ryu (Korean: 유은석; born 1975) is an American politician, who served as the Los Angeles City Councilman for District 4 from 2015 to 2020. He is the first Korean-American to hold a council…
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Claim 8: “Raman did, eventually, visit Pacific Palisades, and release a plan for rebuilding.”

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Only one provided web search result mentions that Raman eventually visited Pacific Palisades and released a rebuilding plan.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 15, 2013 · Yes, probably, because Hebrew uses the character Y as a consonant for this phoneme, so onion, view and Daniel may be/are Hebrew, and California would count as well. The term 'glide' has…
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/100064/does-the-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 17, 2016 · It's Geordie. Funny onion is " funny'un" meaning funny one, An old rude rhyme and song from the 50/60s recited: Old xxxx is a funny'un Has a nose like a pickle onion, Eyes like bashed t…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2013 · Early attestation of 'know one's onion (s)' Early appearances of the phrase 'know one's onion (s)' were a regionalism centered on and predominantly from Pennsylvania. Occasional instanc…
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Claim 9: “Karen Bass learned that the hard way, when she found herself in Africa during the Palisades Fire.”

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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference and several web search results, confirm that Mayor Karen Bass was in Africa (specifically Ghana) during the Palisades Fire/wildfires.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 27, 2025 · Months after deadly wildfires tore through Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass has finally admitted her trip to Ghana during the crisis was a mistake.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-14943915/LA-Mayor-Kar…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 4, 2026 · LA Mayor Karen Bass, 73, defended her travels to Ghana when the Palisades fires rampaged through California, as she blamed the city's size for its high number of crises.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16182311/karen-bass-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 19, 2025 · LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is addressing her trip to Africa during the historic windstorm that preceded January's deadly Los Angeles wildfires, admitting for the first.…
https://abc7news.com/post/los-angeles-california-mayor-karen…

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