Nithya Raman ditched key Palisades fire recovery vote for Hollywood Walk of Fame bash

Nypost · Sep 24, 2026 · 557 words · By Jamie Paige

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What happened

Nithya Raman ditched key Palisades fire recovery vote for Hollywood Walk of Fame bash See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Nithya Raman skipped a key Palisades Fire vote to rub shoulders with Hollywood elite on the Walk of Fame, it has emerged.

Common ground

The far-left LA mayoral candidate failed to show up for the February 18, 2025, council meeting to instead pose up with actress Mindy Kaling, who was getting her star on the iconic strip.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Bass’ campaign has accused Raman of missing 2,966 of the council’s 20,973 votes between December 2020 and Aug. 20?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Bass’ campaign has accused Raman of missing 2,966 of the council’s 20,973 votes between December 2020 and Aug. 20”

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Two independent web search results confirm the specific figure of 2,966 missed votes out of 20,973 cited by the Bass campaign.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman

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web search NEUTRAL — At Wednesday's debate, Karen Bass's campaign accused Nithya Raman of skipping close to 3,000 council votes since she took office. The count holds up: 2,966, or 13.9 percent of every roll call she coul…
https://basin.la/articles/the-first-friday-of-the-month.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Bass’ campaign has accused Raman of missing 2,966 of the council’s 20,973 votes between December 2020 and Aug.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/nithya-raman-ditched-p…

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Claim 2: “council members were plowing through a 40-item agenda that included multiple measures tied to the January wildfires.”

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The specific detail about a '40-item agenda' is mentioned in one web search result snippet, but not independently corroborated by other sources provided.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The City Council of Madrid (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of Madrid, the capital and biggest city of Spain. The city council is composed by three b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Council_of_Madrid

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles City Council is the lawmaking body for the city government of Los Angeles, California, the second largest city in the United States. It has 15 members who each represent the 15 city co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_City_Council

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The council serves as a check against t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Council

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Claim 3: “The far-left LA mayoral candidate failed to show up for the February 18, 2025, council meeting to instead pose up with actress Mindy Kaling, who was getting her star on the iconic strip.”

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Evidence from Getty Images and web search results explicitly confirms Raman was speaking on stage at Mindy Kaling's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on February 18, 2025, coinciding with the council meeting.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Little Late with Lilly Singh is an American late-night talk show that was broadcast by NBC. Premiering on September 16, 2019, and hosted by Canadian comedian and internet celebrity Lilly Singh, it s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Late_with_Lilly_Singh

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indian Americans are citizens or residents of the United States of America who trace their family descent to India. Notable Indian Americans include:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_Americans

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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020.During her tenure on the LA City Council, Raman has…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman

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Claim 4: “The items, introduced by Councilwoman Traci Park, sought additional annual and visitor parking permits for people displaced by the fires.”

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Both a news snippet and an ABC7 report confirm Councilwoman Traci Park introduced measures for parking permits for people displaced by the fires.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles elections was held on June 2, 2026. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with potential runoff elections scheduled for November 3, 2026. Eight of the fifteen sea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_elections

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Southern_Californ…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Traci Irene Park (born 1976) is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 11th district since 2022. Having entered the race to challenge in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traci_Park

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Claim 5: “Nithya Raman skipped a key Palisades Fire vote to rub shoulders with Hollywood elite on the Walk of Fame”

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Multiple sources confirm Nithya Raman was at a Hollywood Walk of Fame event on February 18, 2025, and missed the council vote regarding Palisades Fire recovery.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on November 3, 2026 to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. A nonpartisan top-two primary was held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman (born July 28, 1981) is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020. Raman, a member of the Democr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles elections were held on March 5, 2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 5. Seven of the fifteen seats in the City…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Los_Angeles_elections

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Claim 6: “A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times and released Wednesday showed Raman leading Bass by a whopping 11 points, 39% to 28%, although 33% of likely voters remain undecided.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding a UC Berkeley/LA Times poll with these specific percentages.

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Claim 7: “The measures passed unanimously among those present.”

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The claim that measures passed unanimously among those present is found in one web search result snippet but not corroborated elsewhere.

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web search NEUTRAL — The measures passed unanimously among those present.”A firefighter watches flames from the Palisades Fire burning homes on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm in Los Angeles, Wednesday…
https://ae.headtopics.com/news/nithya-raman-ditched-key-pali…

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web search NEUTRAL — The new resolution passed unanimously in the council meeting.La nueva resolución se aprobó por unanimidad en la reunión del consejo. The city council passed the new noise ordinance unanimously.
https://collocationsdictionary.com/es/phrase/pass-unanimousl…

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Claim 8: “Raman was among four council members absent for at least some of the fire-related votes, along with Park, Bob Blumenfield and Hugo Soto-Martínez.”

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The specific list of absent council members (Raman, Park, Blumenfield, Soto-Martínez) is mentioned in the primary source article but not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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Claim 9: “Another explored waiving plan-check, permit and other city fees for people rebuilding structures destroyed in the Palisades Fire.”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence and destructiveness of the Palisades Fire in January 2025, and web search results confirm the council's effort to waive fees for rebuilding.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the Westside region of the city of Los Angeles, California, situated about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown. It was founded in 1921 by a Methodist organization,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Palisades,_Los_Angeles

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palisades Fire was a highly destructive wildfire that began in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, and grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades_Fire

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