Nithya Raman to become mayor of Los Angeles

Democratic socialist Nithya Raman ousted incumbent Democrat Karen Bass to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, ending a heated race in which former allies sparred over frustration with the status quo.

Ms. Bass called Raman to concede, after the latest numbers showed Raman with 52% of the vote against the outgoing mayor’s 48%, with three-quarters of the votes counted.

“I’m deeply honored to be your next mayor,” said India-born Nithya Raman, 45, in a social media statement.

“I love this city. I believe in its people. The work ahead will be hard, and change will take time. And together, we are going to build a future as extraordinary as the city we call home.”

Ms. Raman campaigned in the nation’s second-largest city on a platform of “pothole politics”—dubbing broken streetlights and jagged sidewalks failures of her predecessor’s leadership—while harnessing younger voters’ anger over affordability.