The campaign of sitting Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has launched a website targeting her mayoral challenger, Nithya Raman, dubbing her “No Show Nithya.”
The website “[outlines] the nearly 3,000 votes Nithya Raman has missed while on the [Los Angeles] City Council,” Bass’ campaign said in a statement Monday morning.
According to the campaign website, Raman missed 2,966 votes between taking office in December 2020 and Aug. 20, 2026. That represents roughly 1 in 7 council votes she failed to cast out of a total of 20,973 votes taken, according to the site.
The campaign is using the figures to argue that Raman’s attendance and participation record should be a major issue for Los Angeles voters as the two candidates prepare for the November runoff.
WHAT HAPPENED
Bass’ campaign launched the “No Show Nithya” website as part of its effort to criticize Raman’s record on the Los Angeles City Council.
The website focuses heavily on missed votes, council meetings and Housing & Homeless Committee meetings during Raman’s time in office.
According to the website, Raman missed 2,966 votes between December 2020 and Aug. 20, 2026.
The site also states that Raman missed the second-most meetings among all City Council members from January 2025 through June 2026.
Bass’ campaign further claims that Raman canceled 40 Housing & Homeless Committee meetings while serving as chair, which the campaign says resulted in more than 130 items being stalled.
The website also highlights Raman’s absence from her final meeting as Housing & Homeless Committee chair on Aug. 19.
The Votes Bass’ Campaign Is Highlighting
The Bass campaign is not simply pointing to the number of missed votes. It is also highlighting specific issues that Raman allegedly missed while serving on the City Council.
“Key votes that Raman missed included banning encampments near schools and daycare centers, funding homelessness prevention and eviction defense services, and supporting the film and TV industries,” Bass’ campaign said in its statement Monday.
The campaign argues that those votes illustrate the significance of Raman’s missed participation rather than simply being attendance statistics.
The website presents the missed votes as part of a broader argument that Raman has not consistently fulfilled her responsibilities as a council member.
Bass’ campaign spokesperson Alex Stack directly framed the issue as one of job performance.
Stack said Raman is “asking … for a promotion when she’s failed to do her job.”
Bass Campaign Attacks Raman
The language used by Bass’ campaign is notably aggressive as the mayoral race moves toward its final stage.
The campaign’s website repeatedly uses the “No Show Nithya” nickname while presenting statistics intended to question Raman’s record.
“If Angelenos can’t trust her to show up for work, we sure as hell shouldn’t give her a promotion to be our next mayor,” Stack said.
The statement turns Raman’s council attendance into a central campaign attack, suggesting that her record in City Hall should influence whether voters trust her to lead the entire city.
The campaign has also created an X account associated with the “No Show Nithya” website, extending the attack beyond the website itself and into social media.
What Raman Has Said
Raman’s campaign had not immediately provided a response to the allegations when the report was published.
KTLA reported that it had reached out to Raman’s campaign for comment regarding the website and Bass campaign’s claims.
As a result, the figures and characterizations presented by the “No Show Nithya” campaign should be understood as arguments being made by Bass’ campaign rather than an independent assessment of Raman’s overall performance.
The website also does not, by itself, establish why individual votes or meetings were missed.
That distinction could become important as Raman’s campaign responds and the mayoral race continues.
WHY IT MATTERS
The attack comes at a particularly important point in the Los Angeles mayoral campaign.
Bass and Raman are heading toward a November runoff, meaning both campaigns are likely to intensify efforts to define their opponent before voters make their final decision.
For Bass, the website provides a way to portray Raman as unreliable or insufficiently engaged with her responsibilities on the City Council.
For Raman, the attack creates pressure to explain the missed votes and meetings while also defending her broader record in office.
The dispute also reflects a larger political question about how voters should evaluate elected officials.
Attendance and voting records can provide a measurable way to judge participation, but they do not necessarily capture the full scope of an elected official’s work, including constituent services, negotiations, policy development and other responsibilities outside formal votes.
The Bigger Political Question
The fight over Raman’s attendance record is likely to become part of a broader battle over which candidate can convince voters that she is better prepared to lead Los Angeles.
Bass can point to her experience as the sitting mayor and argue that Raman’s council record raises questions about her readiness for a larger executive role.
Raman, meanwhile, will have an opportunity to challenge the campaign’s interpretation of her record and make the case for her own accomplishments and priorities.
The “No Show Nithya” website shows that the campaign is already moving toward highly personal and sharply worded attacks as the runoff approaches.
Whether the strategy changes voters’ perceptions of Raman remains to be seen.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Bass’ campaign is expected to continue promoting the “No Show Nithya” message as the November runoff draws closer.
Raman’s campaign could respond by disputing the figures, providing explanations for missed votes and meetings, or shifting attention toward her policy record and campaign priorities.
The website is likely to become another flashpoint in an increasingly competitive mayoral race.
Bass and Raman will face each other in the November runoff election, with the winner set to lead Los Angeles for the next term.
WHAT WE STILL DON'T KNOW
- How Raman’s campaign will respond to the “No Show Nithya” website and the 2,966 missed-vote figure.
- Why Raman missed individual council votes and meetings highlighted by Bass’ campaign.
- Whether the attendance issue will become a major factor for Los Angeles voters.
- How Raman’s broader City Council record compares with the claims made by the Bass campaign.
- Whether either campaign will release additional attendance or voting data before the November runoff.