Indian-origin Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League released the 30-second advertisement this week, featuring a young girl walking past a homeless encampment while clips of Raman’s previous comments on the city’s 500-foot anti-camping buffer play in the background. 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. The Los Angeles Police Protective League has provided $620,000 for the ad, with another $100,000 coming from the Los Angeles Professional Manager’s Association.
Indian-origin Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is facing criticism over her approach to homelessness, with a police union releasing a new attack ad highlighting homeless encampments near schools. The latest police union ad is expected to run on television, while it is already being circulated on social media.