Nithya Raman, a democratic socialist, wins the Los Angeles mayoral race .
Nithya Raman, a 45-year-old democratic socialist who tapped into widespread dissatisfaction with the quality of life in the nation’s second-largest city, will become the new mayor of Los Angeles, according to The Associated Press. Her victory over Karen Bass, the 73-year-old incumbent, was a sweeping success for a new generation of progressive leaders and the arrival of younger Angelenos as a political force. A Harvard-educated policy expert who served six years on the City Council, Ms. Raman had harnessed the frustration of younger voters and renters who increasingly have found themselves priced out of the famously expensive city. Polls consistently showed Ms. Raman ahead by a wide margin with voters under 35. The result also reflected a rejection in key parts of the city of Ms. Bass, a…