Nithya Raman advances to Los Angeles mayoral runoff (opens in new tab)

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman advanced to the November runoff for mayor, where she will face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass after overtaking Spencer Pratt in the vote count from the June 2 primary, CBS News and CNN projected. The Associated Press also called Raman's second-place finish, according to TheWrap and the Hollywood Reporter. Under California's primary system, the top two vote-getters advance regardless of party affiliation, and no candidate in the officially nonpartisan ma...