Gonzalez He is the director of the Santiago district and has received endorsements from major unions, including representatives of teachers and construction workers. The California Democratic Party and Gov. Gavin Newsom also endorsed him. That support helped Gonzalez raise nearly 10 times more than his opponent. Gonzalez, a Chinatown resident, said her goals as a lawmaker will be to focus on “affordable housing, criminal justice reform, climate justice and a fair economy.”
As district director, he worked on housing with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and on economic justice issues, including advocating for a $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers in California.
Is Nonprofit advocacy groups including the American Lung Assn., led the way in California, and Parent Revolution, an education reform organization. Support for her campaign has largely come from the left wing of the Democratic Party, including the Los Angeles chapter of Our Revolution, an organization founded by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). She also has backing from the Korean American Democratic Caucus and the Eastern District Democrats.
Born in Koreatown, Los Angeles, Yee said the district needs a representative in Sacramento to focus on the area’s most pressing issues: “High rents and immigrants, lack of public space and… the worst climate in the country. We deserve public servants who understand the needs of our region today.”
One of his top priorities is public transportation reform, particularly turning the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority into an elected body, like the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors, which requires state approval. He also wants to move away from single-family zoning to allow for more equitable access to housing.
