Mamdani’s NYC Victory Mobilized People Often Forgotten in Politics. What Would That Look Like Here?
In light of Mamdani’s election speech, we look at the people who make up Bay Area cities and ask whether they’re represented by our politics.
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Show Notes
In Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech after being elected New York City’s new mayor, he thanked those often forgotten by the politics of the city, the “Yemeni bodega owners and Mexican abuelas. Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses. Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties.” It got us thinking about the people who make up our Bay Area cities and whether they are represented by our politics. And we’ll hear from you: Who are the often overlooked people who you see as the heart of your city?
Guests:
Jane Kim, California chair, Working Families Party - former San Francisco Supervisor representing District 6 from 2011-2019
Adena Ishii, mayor, City of Berkeley
Noelia Corzo, supervisor, San Mateo County
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