{"id":11556,"date":"2026-05-28T19:35:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11556"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:35:24","slug":"nithya-raman-goes-ballistic-over-homeless-encampment-outside-her-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11556","title":{"rendered":"Nithya Raman goes ballistic over &#8216;homeless encampment&#8217; outside her home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Socialist LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is getting hammered online after appearing visibly rattled by a staged homeless encampment protest outside her own home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad my kids didn\u2019t have to see that,\u201d Raman told comedian Adam Conover on his podcast released Wednesday before adding, \u201cI thought this campaign was going to be about bike lanes and transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raman was referring to a staged Memorial Day protest outside Raman\u2019s Silver Lake-area home.<\/p>\n<p>Footage from the stunt shows homeless people climbing out of tents, staging an open-air barbecue and one individual walking around carrying a bucket as neighbors recorded the scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Social media erupted after Raman complained she thought the mayoral race would focus on \u201cbike lanes and transportation.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Youtube\/Adam Conover<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The California Post\u2019s Thursday front page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The podcast was quickly shared on online with comment exploding because Raman has spent years defending homeless encampments near schools, parks and neighborhoods across Los Angeles while opposing tougher enforcement restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Critics immediately accused the Democratic Socialist councilmember of showing a stunning lack of self-awareness as families across Los Angeles continue dealing with encampments outside homes, playgrounds and schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it\u2019s her own kids, Nithya Raman suddenly cares where homeless encampments are set up,\u201d one viral comment read. \u201cBut when it\u2019s your kids near schools and parks? She votes to keep the tents there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another commenter blasted Raman\u2019s reaction as \u201ca slap in the face\u201d to residents who live near encampments every day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nithya Raman\u2019s home in Silver Lake. <span class=\"credit\">London Entertainment<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Homeless people seen along the Olympic Boulevard near downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 20. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Raman was booed during a Sherman Oaks debate after arguing children were not necessarily safer if homeless encampments were moved farther away from schools and daycare centers. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When it\u2019s her own kids, Nithya Raman suddenly cares where homeless encampments are set up.<\/p>\n<p>But when it\u2019s your kids near schools and parks? She votes to keep the tents there. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l3vba2byws\">pic.twitter.com\/l3vba2byws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jay plemons (@jayplemons) May 27, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>\u201cMy kids see it EVERYDAY on our way to school!!!\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA local man pulled off what might be the stunt of the year outside Nithya Raman\u2019s house on Memorial Day,\u201d one widely shared social media post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c5 feet or 500 feet, it doesn\u2019t matter, right, Nithya?\u201d another viral comment read, mocking Raman\u2019s previous remarks about encampments near schools.<\/p>\n<p>Others called the stunt \u201csavage,\u201d while another commenter wrote, \u201cWe are a rich country with the taxes we pay and we look like a third world nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The backlash exploded because Raman has repeatedly opposed expanding Los Angeles\u2019 anti-camping law, which restricts homeless encampments near schools, daycare centers, parks and libraries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nithya Raman is facing intense backlash after appearing rattled by a staged homeless encampment protest outside her home while critics resurfaced her past comments defending encampments near schools. <span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At a 2024 Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association debate, Raman was loudly booed after dismissing concerns about homeless encampments near children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think a kid\u2019s gonna be safer if they are 10 feet or 500 feet away from a school,\u201d Raman told the crowd as audience members erupted in boos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nithya Raman faced backlash after resurfaced comments showed the mayoral candidate dismissing concerns about homeless encampments near Los Angeles schools. <span class=\"credit\">Ringo Chiu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Raman also stated on the podcast that she thought the mayoral race would focus more on \u201cbike lanes and transportation,\u201d two issues that polling consistently shows rank far below homelessness, crime and public safety among voter concerns in Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Raman\u2019s office for comment on this story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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