Extreme makeover? Two L.A. council members could see huge changes to their districts

When Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman won her campaign for city office last year, her victory was historic on multiple levels.

Raman ousted an incumbent — a rare event at City Hall — and delivered an enormous win to some of the city’s most politically progressive activists. She also received more votes than any council candidate in city history, in part because the contest coincided with the presidential election.

Now, after less than a year in office, Raman could see much of of her Hollywood Hills district disappear — redesigned dramatically as part of the city’s once-a-decade redistricting process following the release of U.S. Census data.