I am a candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 5. I am a Tenants' Rights Attorney who was raised in LA and wants to solve the Housing Crisis.
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HenryMantelforLA retweeted
Jun 14
No better PR for walkable cities than the celebration videos coming out of New York.
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HenryMantelforLA retweeted
Imagine having the OPPORTUNITY to make LA City Hall work better, more democratic, more responsive, & more transparent and accountable? 🤔
The status-quo bureaucrats & the political establishment are fighting HARD against those Charter Reforms and they are gaslighting all of you.
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The New York City celebrations making LA look tame. More density means more people to enjoy the good times together. We need to step our game up here.
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HenryMantelforLA retweeted
Jun 14
LA deliberately cut its housing capacity from ~10M to ~4M homes through single-family zoning. It hit that cap in the 1990s, then added 5x more jobs than homes 2010–2015.
The result is one of the world's least affordable cities.
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Jun 13
I really want to see Brazil and the Knicks win because I want to see what happens to New York City afterwards. It's going to be awesome.
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HenryMantelforLA retweeted
Jun 12
This is not sustainable.
Plutarch warned us 2,000 years ago that the imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
We have got to democratize our economy so that it works for all.
Jun 12
Breaking News: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soared above $150 on its first day of trading. nyti.ms/4uvca5a
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We’ve reached levels of economic inequality that are almost unprecedented in human history. Even if we put aside how morally obscene this is, it is utterly unsustainable and already causing a breakdown of the social contract. This isn’t going to lead to anything good.
Jun 12
Elon Musk, the wealthiest person alive, becomes the first-ever trillionaire as SpaceX stock begins trading abcnews.com/Business/spacex-…
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When a politician says they need "further study" or "it's complicated," what they mean is: "Doing the right thing requires a personal risk or sacrifice that I'm not willing to make so I'm going to do nothing and pretend the issue's beyond everyone's ability to comprehend."
🚨TOMORROW City Council may block some Charter reforms that WERE possibly headed for your Nov. ballot:
- Council expansion
- Ranked choice voting
- More LAPD oversight
đź“ŁMake your voice heard Fri 1pm at City Hall!
✍️Submit written comment:
lacouncilcomment.com CF 26-0489
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Jun 12
“Further study is required” on council expansion is ridiculous. The council wouldn’t actually expand until 2032 anyway, there’s plenty of time to figure out the logistics. Put it on the ballot this year!
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HenryMantelforLA retweeted
Jun 9
AP just called the LA mayor's race. It's Bass-Raman in November politico.com/news/2026/06/08…
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I say this as a candidate who also lost in this LA primary: anyone claiming the results in this election were fraudulent needs to shut the hell up. It's not a conspiracy, you just lost, and no one likes a sore loser. Deal with it like adults.
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HenryMantelforLA retweeted
Decision Desk HQ projects Nithya Raman wins the second of two spots in the CA Los Angeles Mayor Nonpartisan Primary
#DecisionMade: 7:57 PM EDT
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I am so deeply grateful to everyone who helped and supported me through this campaign.
The campaign is over, but the fight for a more affordable, walkable, and beautiful Los Angeles continues.
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Five hours until polls close! Get your ballot in and make your voice heard!
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Polls are now open! If you want LA to be a more affordable, walkable, and beautiful city, please vote by 8pm!
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As a candidate, I have knocked on countless doors across my district.
So on the eve of Election Day, it is my pleasure to present you with:
The best doormats of LA City Council District 5 🧵
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I'm a tenants' rights attorney running to make LA more affordable, walkable, and beautiful for all by ending bans on affordable housing of all kinds that have covered 3/4 of the city since segregation.
If you live here, I'd be honored to have your vote! henrymantelforla.com
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