Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the People’s Budget LA Coalition to host in-person candidate forum for Los Angeles City candidates on March 26 at Leimert Park Plaza

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March 25, 2022

Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the People’s Budget LA Coalition to host in-person candidate forum for Los Angeles City candidates on 

March 26 at Leimert Park Plaza

Los Angeles, CA - Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles and the People’s Budget LA Coalition has been sounding the alarm about backwards budgeting for years, calling city leadership to divest from the racist system of policing and invest in resources that address the root causes of poverty and crime.  

This Saturday, March 26 2022, 3-6pm, Black Lives Matter- Los Angeles and the People’s Budget LA Coalition will host an in-person candidate forum for Los Angeles City Candidates at Africa Town in Leimert Park Plaza to discuss critical issues facing Black people and Los Angeles at large.  

What: Candidate Forum to discuss critical issues facing Black people and Los Angeles at large

Where: Africa Town (Leimert Park Plaza) 4395 Leimert Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008

When: Saturday, March 26 | 3:00- 6:00PM PST,

Who: 

  • Moderator, Dominique DiPrima, Broadcaster, Activist and Producer

  • Participating Candidates:

    • Hydee Feldstein Soto, candidate for Los Angeles City Attorney

    • Faisal Gill, candidate for Los Angeles City Attorney

    • Sherri Onica Valle Cole, candidate for Los Angeles City Attorney

    • Stephanie Clements, candidate for Los Angeles City Controller

    • Kenneth Mejia, candidate for Los Angeles City Controller

    • Gina Viola, candidate for Los Angeles City Mayor

    • Mel Wilson, candidate for Los Angeles City Mayor

    • Alex Gruenenfelder Smith, candidate for Los Angeles City Mayor

    • Eunisses Hernandez, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 1

    • Jimmy Biblarz, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 5

    • Scott Epstein, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 5

    • Dulce Vasquez, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 9

    • Erin Darling, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 11

    • Albert Corado, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 13

    • Kate Pynoos, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 13

    • Hugo Soto-Martinez, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 13

    • Bryant Odega, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 15

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