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Dramatic new ad blasts Nithya Raman’s stance on homeless encampments: ‘Walking to school shouldn’t be scary’

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Choi, J. (2026, September 19). Dramatic new ad blasts Nithya Raman’s stance on homeless encampments: ‘Walking to school shouldn’t be scary’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/19/us-news/nithya-ramans-homelessness-record-targeted-in-new-lapd-union-ad/

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The Los Angeles Police Protective League released an advertisement criticizing mayoral candidate Nithya Raman for her stance on homeless encampments near schools. The ad features a child walking past encampments, emphasizing safety concerns while referencing Raman’s previous comments about the ineffectiveness of simply moving encampments 500 feet away from schools. The police union claims Raman has voted against banning camps at more than 500 locations around sensitive areas over 75 times.

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On Thursday, the Los Angeles Police Protective League released a 30-second advertisement attacking mayoral candidate Nithya Raman over her stance on homeless encampments near schools. The ad features a young girl walking past homeless camps and expressing fear of bad things happening as she walks to school, emphasizing safety concerns. It highlights Raman's previous comments that children would not necessarily be safer simply because a camp was 500 feet away from a school, arguing against expanding anti-camping restrictions. The police union claims Raman has voted over 75 times on related issues, positioning her as unsupportive of efforts to keep encampments far from schools and parks. This ad aims to frame the mayor's race around public safety concerns linked to homelessness policies.

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A Los Angeles police union is blasting mayoral candidate Nithya Raman over her record on homelessness, dropping a new attack ad that puts homeless encampments near schools front and center in the mayor’s race. asserted

that → blast → race

The Los Angeles Police Protective League released the 30-second spot Thursday, featuring a young girl walking past homeless encampments as Raman’s past comments on the city’s 500-foot anti-camping buffer are played back. asserted

comments → release → buffer

Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! asserted

Sign → sign → California

The girl in the ad says: “Walking to school shouldn’t be scary. asserted

Walking → say → school

Bad things can happen. asserted

things → happen → ?

I see things I’m not supposed to. asserted

I → see → things

So I keep my head down so I don’t have to look, or step on a needle,” the girl said as she walking. asserted

she → keep → needle

The spot is built around Raman’s previous comments that a child would not necessarily be safer simply because a homeless tent was 500 feet away from a school. asserted

tent → build → school

Raman has opposed expanding the city’s anti-camping restrictions, arguing that moving encampments does not address homelessness and that the city needs more shelter and housing resources. asserted

city → oppose → shelter

The police union said Raman has voted more than 75 times against banning homeless encampments at more than 500 locations near schools, parks, daycares and other sensitive sites. asserted

Raman → say → schools

Raman’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to MyNewsLA. uncertain

campaign → respond → MyNewsLA

More than 130 matters piled up after every Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting over a five-week stretch in April and May was canceled, The Post previously reported. uncertain

Post → pile → April

A $62.6 million homeless initiative championed by Raman also struggled, housing just three households by June 25 despite a goal of moving roughly 2,000 into permanent housing, city records reviewed by The Post showed. asserted

records → champion → Post

In a 2022 statement, Raman said she did not want encampments around schools but argued that simply creating additional restricted zones would not solve the underlying problem. asserted

creating → say → problem

The Post has also learned recently that Raman wants to replace her 1,879-square-foot Silver lake home into a 3,528-square-foot house with a spa and two-car garage. asserted

Raman → learn → spa

For a politician who has made housing affordability central to her political identity, her decision to increase her home by 88% has drawn sharp criticism. asserted

decision → make → criticism

Dramatic new ad blasts Nithya Raman’s stance on homeless encampments: ‘Walking to school shouldn’t be scary’

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