Raman Targets 60-Day Housing Approvals and Homelessness Cuts by 2028 as She Remakes L.A. City Hall
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Nov 5
Raman Targets 60-Day Housing Approvals and Homelessness Cuts by 2028 as She Remakes L.A. City Hall
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Nov 5
Summary
Mayor-elect Nithya Raman plans a hands-on overhaul of Los Angeles City Hall centered on data tracking, tighter coordination across departments and stronger use of mayoral appointments and commissions.
A 60-day shot clock for code-compliant apartment projects anchors her housing agenda, alongside support for six- to nine-story transit-area buildings and "gentle density" in single-family neighborhoods near transit.
By the 2028 Olympics, Raman says she wants homelessness cut in half, with Controller Kenneth Mejia auditing every dollar spent and investigators allowed to monitor encampment cleanups and housing operations.
Public safety remains less settled: Raman has pledged to replace Police Chief Jim McDonnell, seek an audit of LAPD compliance with sanctuary-city rules and enter contract talks with a police union that backed her opponent.
Her broader program points to a more urbanist and fiscally skeptical City Hall, with backing for bike lanes, possible street-repair funding in 2028 and scrutiny of big-ticket spending such as the $2.6 billion convention center upgrade.