Nithya Raman’s Crosswalk Claim Draws Criticism
Nithya Raman, a Democratic socialist and a candidate for mayor in Los Angeles, faced widespread ridicule after trying to highlight her achievements in improving city infrastructure. She claimed that her office managed to paint a crosswalk after a lengthy nine-month wait.
In a social media post, Raman stated, “The Los Feliz Neighborhood Council alerted our office in late 2025 to the need for a crosswalk at Sunset Dr. and Bates St., which has just been completed! Thank you to our incredible CD4 Field Team for continuing to problem-solve, push for solutions, and make our streets safer.”
Accompanying her post was a photo of the newly painted crosswalk, which revealed that, aside from the paint job, the cracked pavement remained unaddressed. This sparked a wave of mockery online.
Reality TV star and former mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt commented, “Holy s**t, my sides…Nithya Raman’s big accomplishment is taking 9 months to paint 7 yellow stripes over a cracked street? How dumb do you have to be to post this? BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.” Meanwhile, Katie Pavlich from NewsNation quipped, “LOL only a commie would celebrate this as a success. Nearly year to do this and the street is still broken. What a joke!”
Richard Grenell, who served as a special envoy under the Trump administration, added, “Dear Lord, Nithya. Your standards are so incredibly low. They didn’t even fix the street; they painted over cracks. And it took them a year.”
One critic noted, “Peak California governance is bragging about taking a year to paint a crosswalk without bothering to fix the giant cracks.” Another detractor pointed out that “something that should have taken a minimum of a couple of days, with permitting, took almost a year. The cracks in the road were not even fixed, just paint. It is unbelievably pathetic that you claim this to be an accomplishment.”
Raman previously triumphed over Republican candidate Spencer Pratt in the mayoral primary and is currently up against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who is also a Democrat.
