DSA-backed Nithya Raman, the city councilmember who just unseated Mayor Karen Bass, paid tribute to her rival Thursday in her first public message as mayor-elect.
Raman posted a video on social media shortly after her victory was projected.
“I am honored to be your next mayor,” Raman said.
“I also wanted to pay tribute to Mayor Karen Bass, someone who has given decades of her life to making this city what it is today,” Raman said.
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The mayor-elect then turned to the incumbent, tracing her career from the emergency room to City Hall.
“I also wanted to pay tribute to Mayor Karen Bass, someone who has given decades of her life to making this city what it is today,” Raman said.
She cited Bass’s time as an emergency room nurse, her founding of Community Coalition, her leadership in Sacramento and Washington, and her election as the city’s first woman mayor.
“I know so many people, not just across this city but across this country, are grateful for her dedication to the promise of Los Angeles,” she said.