David Ryu

Urban planner Nithya Raman ousts incumbent David …

Nithya Raman is seen outside her campaign headquarters in early 2020. (Los Angeles Times)

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How Nithya Raman gained an edge in L.A. City Council race

Nithya Raman, shown earlier this year, appears close to unseating incumbent David Ryu on the Los Angeles City Council.(Los Angeles Times)

Mark Ridley-Thomas, Nithya Raman pull ahead in early results …

L.A. City Council candidate Nithya Raman in Los Angeles on election night, Nov. 3, 2020. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Griffith Park gondola proposal prompts concerns from area …

Gerry Hans, president of the community organization Friends of Griffith Park, is leading an opposition effort to the proposed gondola at the park.(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Incumbent Ryu, challenger Raman compete to be most progressive …

Los Angeles City Council candidates David Ryu and Nithya Raman are running to represent a district that stretches from Sherman Oaks to the Miracle Mile. (Los Angeles Times)

L.A. City Council moves forward with motion to pay COVID-19 …

A man wearing a facemask walks in front of a closed store in the Westlake area by MacArthur Park, Los Angeles on May 21, 2020. (APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

L.A. city councilman proposes rent and utility debt forgiveness …

A woman wearing a mask walks past a wall bearing a graffiti asking for rent forgiveness on La Brea Avenue on May 1, 2020, in Los Angeles. (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

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L.A. City Council motion seeks tougher penalties …

People party at a mansion in Beverly Crest before police responded to a shooting there on Aug. 4, 2020. (KTLA)

2 L.A. council members want to pay Angelenos infected …

Hundred-dollar bills are seen in an undated image from Getty Images.

L.A. City Council approves ordinance extending rent …

Demonstrators pass the Los Angeles City Hall on May 1, 2020, as they call for a rent strike during the coronavirus pandemic. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

L.A. council members vote against broader ban on …

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin is seen in 2018. (Credit: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Runyon Canyon Park closed amid coronavirus crisis …

A sign announces the closure of Runyon Canyon Park on March 25, 2020. (KTLA)

Motion to freeze rent and LADWP utility increases …

Pedestrians walk past new apartments in Los Angeles, California on October 12, 2017 where a new report from USC and Beacon Economics shows Southern California's housing crisis is leading to an increase in rent for Los Angeles and Orange county into 2019. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

After Mountain Lion P-56’s Killing, 2 L.A. City Councilmen …

P-56 is seen in a photo on the National Park Service's website.