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‘Poop Water’ Churns a Local Election in Parched Arizona

City Council candidates in ritzy Scottsdale disagree on whether recycling wastewater into drinking water is smart policy or a dangerous remedy.

In recent months, Scottsdale’s wastewater recycling program has been in a bitter political dispute, and its fate could hinge on the outcome of the city’s elections on Tuesday.
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Nithya Raman’s Husband Brings Her Hollywood Connections

As Ms. Raman runs for mayor of Los Angeles, the work of her husband, Vali Chandrasekaran, has brought her closer to the city’s signature industry.

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Nithya Raman and her husband, Vali Chandrasekaran, are not a Los Angeles power couple in the tabloid sense, but they are part of a tight-knit group of people in the entertainment world who are involved in progressive politics.
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Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too.

Little known a year ago, she is a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons to New York’s Zohran Mamdani. She has mounted a strong challenge to the incumbent, Karen Bass.

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The Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman at a campaign event in North Hollywood Park this month.
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