Nithya Raman (D) · Los Angeles City Councilmember; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles (Nov. 3, 2026 runoff)
Topic: Defunding the police
THEN · 2020-06-12
“The path is not complicated: fund services. Fund housing. Fund care. Defund the police.”
NOW · 2026-05-09
“And in order to do that at this moment with our response system, we need to be able to maintain the size of our police force.”
Context: Raman, a Democrat endorsed by DSA, posted 'Defund the police' in June 2020 while running for City Council. Running for mayor against Karen Bass in 2026, she told CNN she no longer supports defunding the police and wants to keep the force at its current size.
