We spoke with educator and organizer Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, a candidate for CA State Assembly in AD-65. In 2020, she ran for Assembly for the first time, and was notably endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

We spoke with Jennifer Esteen, candidate for California State Assembly in District 20. Esteen is a registered nurse who has spent time in various roles relating to public health and local politics.

We spoke with Mike Ortega, candidate for US Congress in California’s 46th district. Ortega is a longtime organizer, with his roots in the anti-war movement of the 2000s and the Young Socialists.

We spoke with educator and immigrant Dulce Vasquez, a candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 9 running on a platform highlighting housing, transportation, and reimagining policing.

We spoke with healthcare worker and attorney Janani Ramachandran, a candidate for California State Assembly District 18. Ramachandran is also a part of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission and the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs.

We spoke with Oakland based activist, artist, radio host, and former mayoral candidate, Cat Brooks. Brooks talked about the trauma that police terror and unjust systems inflict on people and communities, and why she believes so-called radical policies like defunding the police are in reality rational.

We spoke with Yasmine Pomeroy, a candidate for Los Angeles City Council in District 3. Pomeroy, an educator with experience as a part of the California Teachers Association State Council, is running on a platform that includes issues of public safety, housing, and climate action.

We spoke with Hugo Soto-Martinez, Los Angeles City Council candidate for District 13. Soto-Martinez is a 15-year veteran of union organizing with UNITE HERE! Local 11, running on a platform of increased workplace justice and progressive approaches towards issues like homelessness and policing.