Los Angeles City Council President says four-word attack after committee leadership change involving mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez issued a sharply worded, four-word attack on mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman after Raman was removed from a top committee role, according to New York Post Politics. The report says the episode followed a change in committee leadership connected to homelessness policy oversight at the City Council.

The New York Post report points to a prior account by the California Post that Raman was being removed as chair of the committee. The New York Post describes Martinez’s response as an attack made publicly after the chair position was vacated, but it does not establish additional details about the underlying decision process beyond the reported removal.

Raman’s campaign for mayor places her in the middle of a broader City Hall power question, because committee chairmanships shape which issues receive attention and how hearings and legislative work move through the council. In Los Angeles, the City Council’s internal committee structure is a key venue for policy development and for advancing proposals tied to local spending and enforcement priorities, including homelessness-related programs.

Martinez’s remarks were framed in the New York Post account as criticism of Raman following her loss of the committee chair position. The reporting does not, in the material provided here, include an official statement from the City Council president’s office explaining the chair change or detailing any policy or personnel reasons for the leadership transition.

Because the core factual claim in this story, including the specific committee role Raman held and the precise language of the four-word attack, is not supported by an official document in the materials provided, the episode should be treated as an early account. Any clarification would typically come from City Council records, including committee rosters and any agenda or procedural notices reflecting leadership assignments, as well as statements by the City Council president or council leadership.

The practical effect, if confirmed by official council records, would be that the council committee tasked with homelessness-related oversight would operate under new leadership, changing who controls hearing schedules and how questions from councilmembers are directed during committee meetings. For Raman, the reported chair removal would also intersect with her public profile as a mayoral contender, turning a City Council leadership change into an immediate political and governance storyline at City Hall.