Nithya Raman Wants to Make LA a Restaurant City Again

<p>Los Angeles mayoral candidate and City Councilmember <a href="https://www.nithyaforthecity.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Nithya Raman</a> joins Bill Esparza at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lasmargaritas2914/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Las Margaritas</a> in Boyle Heights to explain how she would confront the crisis facing LA restaurants, street vendors and small businesses. Raman lays out plans to accelerate restaurant permitting, simplify outdoor dining and liquor approvals, protect immigrant communities during ICE raids, reduce homelessness and illegal dumping, preserve legacy restaurants, revive Hollywood production, and ensure the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics benefit local operators. Plus, she addresses the Lineage fire, housing affordability and City Hall accountability before sharing her favorite Los Angeles restaurants, including Saffy’s, Ruen Pair and Restaurante Tierra Caliente.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robert_haleblian/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Robert Haleblian</a>. </p>