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Protesters staged a <\/span>satirical<\/span><\/a> demonstration outside far-Left Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman’s home this week, constructing a mock homeless encampment to highlight the city’s ongoing homeless problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As seen in the viral videos circulating online, protesters erected tents, scattered trash and old tires, and even set up a barbecue in front of Raman\u2019s multimillion-dollar home.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis is happening all over the city and we brought it to her doorstep so she can see what other people are going through,\u201d<\/span> a masked man who said he helped organize the demonstration told<\/a> FOX 11. <\/span>\u201cWe\u2019re basically doing a parody ad for her.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fox 11: Group \u2018Safe Cities USA\u2019 Staged Fake Homeless Encampment In Front Of Nithya Raman\u2019s House pic.twitter.com\/N2xazUOzI4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Alexandra Datig | Front Page Index \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@alexdatig) May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The man requested anonymity, citing concerns about potential backlash. He said he supports Republican Spencer Pratt in Tuesday’s primary but is not affiliated with his campaign.<\/p>\n In an <\/span>interview<\/span><\/a> with comedian Adam Conover, Raman said she was shocked to find a homeless encampment outside of her house and relieved that her two children did not witness the demonstration.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis has gone far beyond what I was expecting the campaign to be about,” she said.<\/span><\/p>\n Raman, who represents Los Angeles City Council District 4 and serves as chair of the council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee, has made homelessness a central issue of her campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Her campaign <\/span>promises<\/span><\/a> to cut the number of people living in encampments by half by the 2028 Olympic Games and to develop solutions to eliminate encampments altogether.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe most painful crisis facing Los Angeles right now is homelessness,\u201d Raman <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> in a campaign ad. \u201cIt\u2019s the reason I first decided to run for office. My young children were seeing the crisis on the streets every day. It\u2019s not okay for anyone to be sleeping on the sidewalk in the world\u2019s richest country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Critics, however, say that Raman\u2019s record on homelessness has fallen short of her rhetoric. She has <\/span>highlighted<\/span><\/a> efforts that helped take 500 people off the streets and into interim housing, which is only 0.7% of Los Angeles\u2019s <\/span>homeless population<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n She has also faced criticism over more than <\/span>$4 million<\/span><\/a> in funding for homeless-related efforts that went unspent while campaigning for mayor.<\/span><\/p>\n At a recent council meeting, Raman was booed by attendees for <\/span>arguing<\/span><\/a> that requiring homeless encampments to remain at least 500 feet away from schools would not improve children’s safety.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The latest UC Berkeley-Los Angeles Times poll shows a tightly contested mayoral race, with incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass polling at 26%, Raman at 25%, and Pratt at 22% among likely voters. The primary is June 2. The top two finishers will advance to the general election if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n