LA’s newer, bluer wave: Nithya Raman leads way as city’s progressives make their mark

Democratic socialists won the mayorship, a US House seat and powerful positions in Los Angeles – and a large network of volunteers helped them do itAs a blue tsunami overtook US politics this week, Los Angeles saw a major shake-up of its own with a wave of democratic socialists elected to key offices.Most notably, Nithya Raman, the first democratic socialist…