Nithya Raman campaign tries to slam ‘Poop Zone’ attack ads with ethics complaint, but group fires back

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Paige, J. (2026, October 27). Nithya Raman campaign tries to slam ‘Poop Zone’ attack ads with ethics complaint, but group fires back. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/us-news/nithya-raman-campaign-tries-to-slam-poop-zone-attack-ads-with-ethics-complaint-but-group-fires-back/

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Nithya Raman’s mayoral campaign in Los Angeles has filed an ethics complaint against Thrive LA for alleged disclosure violations related to fake real estate signs and AI-generated phone calls that mock her stance on homelessness. The ads include a "Designated Poop Zone" sign and an AI voice impersonating Raman, which the campaign claims does not properly disclose its political nature or sponsor. Meanwhile, Thrive defends these tactics as satirical, arguing they comply with disclosure regulations and accusing Raman of attempting to silence critics ahead of the November 3 election.
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🔮 Nithya Raman’s campaign is firing back at a political group trolling her homelessness record with fake real estate signs, a rundown RV and an AI phone line impersonating the mayoral hopeful.
🔮 Billionaire developer Rick Caruso is backing his former political rival, Mayor Karen Bass, just eight days before Election Day, blasting challenger Nithya Raman’s plans for the LAPD as “reckless and dangerous.”
🔮 But despite their misgivings, Californians appear set to hand Democrats another four years in charge.
🔮 With just 11 days before voters decide the fate of Measure FD, Councilwoman Traci Park and fellow councilmembers pressed Fire Chief Jaime Moore over how the department would spend the cash, fix fire stations and get more firefighters on the streets without wasting taxpayer dollars.
🔮 Nearly eight years later, he is still living in a cramped, 350-square-foot guesthouse that survived the blaze, unable to afford the estimated $2 million it would now cost to rebuild his home.
🔮 An LA nonprofit bankrolled with millions in taxpayer funds through mayoral candidate Nithya Raman’s eviction-defense program more than tripled its revenue in five years, even as reported housing and eviction-defense spending plunged, a California Post investigation found.
🔮 Nithya Raman was back in the hot seat Tuesday night over her pledge to fire LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, refusing to say when she’d pull the trigger as a top ally of Mayor Karen Bass blasted her for misleading voters.
🔮 Pressed about Bass’ warning that firing McDonnell ahead of the LA 2028 Olympics could be disastrous, Raman suggested waiting until 2030.
🔮 Nithya Raman has issued a word-salad denial on whether she will make controversial former District Attorney George Gascón head of the LAPD if she becomes mayor of Los Angeles.
🔮 A bombshell poll showing LA mayoral challenger Nithya Raman with a stunning 24-point lead over Karen Bass among Latino voters will loom large as the rivals face off in a high-stakes televised showdown Thursday night.
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Post The Post Thrive Thrive LA the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission

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Raman PERSON · 7× Thrive ORG · 5× Post ORG · 2× The Post ORG · 2× Ana Teresa Dahan PERSON · 1× Nithya Raman Realty PERSON · 1× Nithya Raman’s PERSON · 1× The California Post ORG · 1× Thrive LA ORG · 1× the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission ORG · 1×

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Thrive executive director Ana Teresa Dahan defended the campaign as political satire, saying the group’s political spending and advertising were disclosed through the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, where The California Post independently verified the existence of public filings.
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🔮 Nithya Raman’s campaign is firing back at a political group trolling her homelessness record with fake real estate signs, a rundown RV and an AI phone line impersonating the mayoral hopeful.

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Nithya Raman’s campaign is firing back at a political group trolling her homelessness record with fake real estate signs, a rundown RV and an AI phone line impersonating the mayoral hopeful. asserted
campaign → fire → hopeful
The campaign filed an ethics complaint Sunday accusing Thrive LA of five disclosure violations and demanding action before the Nov. 3 election. asserted
campaign → file → election
But Thrive denies wrongdoing, accusing Raman of trying to bully critics into silence. asserted
Thrive → deny → silence
The clash erupted after Thrive unleashed a series of ads for the fictional “Nithya Raman Realty,” featuring an AI-generated Raman promising, “We got A Tent to Give You!” alongside warnings of “Needles, Crime, Tents, Zero Accountability.” asserted
We → erupt → Accountability
Another sign advertises a “Designated Poop Zone” coming to a neighborhood near you. asserted
Zone → advertise → you
The group also sent a battered RV cruising through LA, mimicking the dilapidated vehicles lining city streets. asserted
RV → send → streets
Thrive executive director Ana Teresa Dahan defended the campaign as political satire, saying the group’s political spending and advertising were disclosed through the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, where The California Post independently verified the existence of public filings. asserted
Post → defend → filings
“They wouldn’t have known it was us if we hadn’t put the disclosure,” Dahan told The Post Monday. asserted
Dahan → know → disclosure
“We’re a small organization, so we had to be scrappy,” she added. asserted
she → ’re → ?
But Raman’s campaign said the problem goes beyond the signs themselves. asserted
problem → say → signs
The mock real estate ads feature a phone number answered by an AI-generated voice impersonating Raman, inviting callers into an interactive conversation about homelessness, according to the complaint. uncertain
ads → feature → complaint
The Post independently dialed the number and heard a woman’s voice asking questions, including where the caller would prefer to pitch a tent. asserted
caller → dial → tent
Each answer triggered another question, continuing a back-and-forth exchange mocking Raman’s homelessness policies. asserted
answer → trigger → policies
During The Post’s call, the voice did not identify Thrive as the sponsor or disclose that the conversation was AI-generated political advertising. asserted
conversation → identify → sponsor
Raman’s campaign says callers should not have to ask who is behind the recording to learn they are listening to a political advertisement. asserted
they → say → advertisement
“Our argument is it needs to be a disclaimer. asserted
it → need → ?
There is not,” a campaign representative told The Post, saying it should be taken down. asserted
it → be → Post
The complaint also targets a network of Instagram accounts accused of spreading anti-Raman videos to potentially millions of viewers without identifying who paid for them. asserted
who → target → them
Among the accounts identified were @males_hub_, with approximately 1.2 million followers, and @ratchethoodvideos, with 806,000. asserted
@males_hub → identify → 806,000
The videos featured Thrive’s mock real estate signs and battered RV, alongside messages including “Want an encampment down the block? asserted
videos → feature → block
Nithya’s your vote. asserted
Nithya → ’ → ?
Raman’s campaign alleges the posts were part of a coordinated effort to make paid political advertising appear to be ordinary viral content, without the required sponsorship disclosures. asserted
advertising → allege → disclosures
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