Overview
- Videos of a staged homeless encampment placed outside Raman’s Silver Lake home on Memorial Day circulated widely online and drew intense public attention to the stunt.
- An anonymous organizer told FOX 11 the display was intended as political satire and said donors from across the country funded the effort while denying formal ties to Spencer Pratt.
- Raman told comedian Adam Conover she was ‘‘glad my kids didn’t have to see that’’ and said she expected the race to be about bike lanes and transportation.
- Flyers paid for by a group calling itself Safe Cities USA began appearing in Raman’s neighborhood mocking her brief backyard barbecue proposal and criticizing her homelessness and public‑safety positions.
- The episode revived scrutiny of Raman’s record opposing expanded anti‑camping enforcement and has heightened voter concern about quality‑of‑life issues while key claims about organizer funding and affiliations remain unverified.