# Raman Surges Ahead in LA Mayoral Race Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/raman-surges-ahead-in-la-mayoral-race Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/raman-surges-ahead-in-la-mayoral-race.md Podcast: [Los Angeles News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113) Published: 2026-06-06T01:55:53+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d9869b3f-383f-40d6-80f6-662dd2cbfc0f.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d9869b3f-383f-40d6-80f6-662dd2cbfc0f.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/episodes/raman-surges-ahead-in-la-mayoral-race Duration seconds: 81 ## Resource The LA mayoral race is heating up as Karen Bass leads with 35%, but the real battle’s behind her: Spencer Pratt slips from the top after Nithya Raman surges to 25%, closing in fast on his 28%. With the runoff spot up for grabs, every vote counts—and the tension is rising as Raman fights to overtake Pratt before the final ballots are tallied. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f1207d977bdf1dc0 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/episodes/raman-surges-ahead-in-la-mayoral-race/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/raman-surges-ahead-in-la-mayoral-race.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.