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Nithya Raman must explain why she sent ‘Mansion Tax’ cash to dodgy foundation

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CA Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 17). Nithya Raman must explain why she sent ‘Mansion Tax’ cash to dodgy foundation. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/opinion/nithya-raman-must-explain-why-ula-cash-went-to-dodgy-group/

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City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto’s report reveals that the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) cannot account for $87 million in funds, some of which were directed by Nithya Raman when she was chair of the City Council’s homelessness committee. This issue centers around Measure ULA, known as the "mansion tax," with LAFLA receiving significant funding from it and other city and county sources between 2021 to 2025. The article questions Raman's responsibility in allocating these funds and suggests that voters should demand an explanation for the unaccounted money.

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The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) faces scrutiny over missing millions in taxpayer funds as its revenue more than tripled from $17.6 million in 2019 to $58.6 million in 2024, while reported housing and eviction-defense spending plunged from $17.6 million in 2022 to $4.4 million in 2024. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto demands a full audit after finding that between $55 million and $87 million of city and county funding cannot be reconciled with the nonprofit’s financial records, raising questions about years of taxpayer-funded contracts under mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman's eviction-defense program. LAFLA disputes these findings, insisting every dollar is accounted for. The controversy also involves Measure ULA funds, known as the "mansion tax," which further complicates the situation.

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“The articles cover different topics: one focuses on the missing funds from a foundation related to Nithya Raman's project, while the other discusses Caruso's concerns about Raman's plans for the LAPD at an event with Karen Bass.”

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How can Nithya Raman run the city of LA if one of her pet projects is missing $87 million? asserted

one → run → million

That’s a question voters will be asking after the city attorney’s latest bombshell report. asserted

voters → ’ → report

The report says that the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), which helps tenants fight eviction, cannot account for $87 million. asserted

tenants → say → million

Raman’s role was to direct city funding to LAFLA, when she was chair of the City Council’s homelessness committee. asserted

she → direct → committee

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Sign → sign → California

LAFLA is the kind of project that elite lefties love, because they can put fancy law degrees to use in what they consider to be a righteous cause. asserted

they → love → use

No doubt some of the tenants deserve the best defense they can get. asserted

they → deserve → defense

But many landlords are middle-class, mom-and-pop owners who rely on renting out an apartment in a duplex. asserted

who → rely → duplex

If they can’t evict tenants who don’t pay the rent, they are the ones who face ruin. asserted

who → evict → ruin

Whether LAFLA’s cause is just or not, taxpayers aren’t getting their money’s worth. Outgoing City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto says that between about one-third and one-half of LAFLA’s money that it received from the city and county from 2021 to 2025 is unaccounted for. Making matters worse, LAFLA received huge amounts of money from Measure ULA, the so-called “mansion tax.” Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters At the time, some members of the council objected to funding groups that were actively suing the city — like LAFLA. asserted

that → get → LAFLA

Why should taxpayers fund groups that try to force the city to pay even more money to the same groups? asserted

that → fund → groups

It’s s vicious cycle, and Raman’s decisions have been at the center of it. asserted

decisions → ’ → it

But whatever you try to hide from the public, you cannot hide from a spreadsheet. asserted

you → try → spreadsheet

The city is demanding that LAFLA come clean about its spending. asserted

LAFLA → demand → spending

And voters should ask Nithya Raman to explain why she seems to have thrown so much of their money away. asserted

she → ask → money

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