Pastor Eddie Anderson for City Council: Candidate Spotlight

02/09/24 • 71 min

What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin

Since 2020, L.A.'s 10th council district has had a revolving cast of councilmembers, both elected and appointed. Now, voters finally get to choose a permanent, voting representative on the council.There is a big and impressive field of candidates – and on this episode I talk with Rev. Eddie Anderson.
Pastor Eddie is a civil rights activist and ordained minister with degrees from Morehouse College and Claremont School of Theology. He is an organizer for LA Voice(PICO),advocate for Black Lives Matter, Co-Founder of Clergy4BlackLives, a convener and former Co-Chair of the New Poor People's Campaign in California. He served as a Commissioner for the Los Angeles Redistricting Commission (2020-2021) and is on the board of the ARDI Advisory Body of Los Angeles County and the Black People Experiencing Homelessness Committee for LAHSA and LA County.
He has the endorsements of the Los Angeles Times, Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, and the California Working Families Party.
You can learn more about him at: https://anderson2024.com/

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

Previous Episode

Ysabel Jurado for City Council: Candidate Spotlight

Who will unseat disgraced Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León? That’s the question a lot of people are asking as we head into the March primary. There is a big and impressive field of candidates – and on this episode I talk with Ysabel Jurado.

Jurado is a tenants rights attorney, affordable housing activist, single mom, daughter of undocumented Filipino immigrants, and lifelong Angeleno. She is running as a strong progressive, with the backing of Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and City Controller Kenneth Mejia. We talked about personal story, and her thoughts on a range of issues, including homelessness, housing, public safety and a lot more.
You can learn more about her at: https://ysabeljurado.la/

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.

Next Episode

Re-Air: Maebe A Girl for Congress: Candidate Spotlight

NOTE: This interview first aired last summer, before the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas.
Maebe A Girl is currently serving as Treasurer and At-Large Representative for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles. Upon her election in 2019, she became the first drag queen elected to public office in the United States. Maebe is responsible for forming the Silver Lake LGBTQIA Advocates Committee -the first queer-focused committee in the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council system. She is also co-founder of the LGBTQ+ Alliance of Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils, which is recognized as the first city-backed initiative for the LGBTQ+ Community in the City of Los Angeles. On the committee level, Maebe serves as Co-Chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, Co-Chair of the Reimagining Public Safety Committee, and Co-Chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Housing and Homelessness for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council.
You can learn more about Maebe here: https://maebeagirlforcongress.org/

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.