Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman sat down for fireside-style chats with LAist's Erin Stone Thursday night at a candidate forum in downtown L.A. Lucas Brady Woods was there and reports on the two different pictures they painted of the city.

<p>Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman sat down for fireside-style chats with LAist's Erin Stone Thursday night at a candidate forum in downtown L.A. Lucas Brady Woods was there and reports on the two different pictures they painted of the city.</p>