LA Council President Hits Raman Over Committee Ouster

Harris-Dawson said he and Raman had already spent months discussing a shift in the committee’s structure. Under the plan, the Housing and Homelessness Committee would be divided into two separate panels, one focused on housing and the other on homelessness. He said Raman’s response was especially disappointing because she had known the change was coming. He pointed to a quote she had given to the Times months earlier, in which she said she expected to lose the leadership position because of the move. He also said that if the action had truly been about politics, he could have taken it much earlier, including when Raman announced her run for mayor in February.

The clash is playing out against a broader fight over one of the most urgent problems in Los Angeles politics. Homelessness and housing remain central issues for city leaders, and who controls the committee that oversees them matters to voters watching whether City Hall can deliver results. Splitting the committee could change how the city handles two of its biggest challenges, with one panel dedicated to housing and another to homelessness.

Bass’s campaign quickly countered Raman’s attack, turning the focus back on her record. Campaign spokesperson Alex Stack said Raman had canceled committee meetings for weeks, missed votes, and failed to deliver on building more housing or getting people off the streets. With the mayoral race now overlapping with the committee shake-up, the fight is likely to keep drawing attention from voters who want answers on both competence and accountability. The takeaway for Angelenos is simple: the battle over homelessness is now tied directly to the city’s mayoral race, and the next moves at City Hall could shape that debate.