Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Noah Gol d berg, with an assist from David Zahniser and Doug Smith, giving you the latest on city and county government.

Could L.A.’s Zohran Mamdani moment be here?

It’s definitely a long shot. But Rae Huang , a 43-year-old community organizer, minister and dues-paying member of the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America , is making her move, throwing her hat into the ring for mayor of Los Angeles.

The virtually unknown candidate is the deputy director of Housing Now California, a coalition that fights displacement of tenants at the state and local levels.

Huang, who is planning a campaign launch on Sunday, is shying away from comparisons to Mamdani, a democratic socialist

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