Nithya Raman is an urban planner, activist, and Los Angeles Council Member for the 4th District. Nithya was born in India and moved to the US as a child, where she later went on to study at Harvard University and get her master’s degree in urban planning at MIT. She ran for office for the first time at 38-years-old with no prior political experience, passionate about solving Los Angeles’ homeless crisis. She beat the incumbent and received the most votes of any L.A. council member ever - running a grassroots, door-to-door campaign that galvanized Angelenos to get involved in local elections. In this episode, Nithya and I discuss how frustration helped her find her voice, the power of local elections, and her plans to help transform Los Angeles.    Follow Nithya on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nithyaforthecity/ Follow Nithya on Twitter https://twitter.com/nithyavraman Learn more about Project Roomkey here https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/housing-programs/project-roomkey Volunteer for the Hollywood Food Coalition here https://hofoco.org/volunteer/

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