Is Nithya Raman part of this, the DSA, the Democratic Socialist of America movements, or what exactly is her relationship with that? And ultimately, I guess the question I'm asking is, is she Zoran Mamdani for Los Angeles?

The question of whether she is Zohra Mamdani is an obvious no. She's a very different kind of candidate.

But there are some interesting parallels you could draw.

She does have the backing of LADSA, and she does have the backing of YIMBY groups as well, which is a coalition that also backed Mamdani in New York City.

Before you go on, can you explain YIMBY for just a moment? Because that gets used all the time.

So many listeners have probably heard of the idea of NIMBYism, not in my backyard.

So this may be largely homeowners who are opposed to new development or dense housing or homeless shelters and the like in their neighborhoods.

First of all, how precedent or unprecedented is this? And is that really what the narrative of this mayoral race is, is that Karen Bass is just not very popular? I

How does LA choose its mayor? And in what ways is this different than a lot of other cities in America?

So with regards to the elections and the electoral systems, the way it works in Los Angeles is it's a majority runoff system with two rounds.

So we're going to be having the primary in June.

If no candidate gets 50 percent of the vote, then there is a second round in November to determine who will be elected mayor.

So in theory, the mayor could be elected on June 2nd.

And this has happened in the past.

So Eric Garcetti won 81 percent of the vote.

And these affordability, housing, and homelessness issues, I think, are really taking center stage.