Ban on backyard barbecues on certain days in California floated as others push back hard

A mayoral candidate in California is taking heat this week for proposing that her city ban backyard barbecues on days that carry high wildfire risk.

Nithya Raman is a Democratic Los Angeles City Council member currently challenging Republican Spencer Pratt in the heated race for L.A. mayor.

The Democratic Socialists of America backed both of Raman's earlier city council campaigns, though they declined to endorse her mayoral run.

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