What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
Los Angeles is at a turning point. We are living in a defining moment. What happens next is up to us. Over the past few years, problems and challenges have shaken this city -- and tremendous opportunities for change have presented themselves. How do we rise to this moment and emerge a better place to live? What will it take to create a more just and a more equitable community? Working together, how are we going to create a stronger, forward-thinking Los Angeles? Mike Bonin, writer, teacher, progressive activist and former City Councilmember, looks at the issues and problems facing Los Angeles, examines ideas, and talks with the people who will lead us to a brighter future.
Produced in partnership with LA Forward.
What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin
REV. RAE HUANG: Candidate for LA Mayor
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A community organizer and faith leader focused on housing and affordability is running for mayor. Reverend Rae Huang joins me to talk about her campaign. That’s on this episode of WNLA.
Huang has spent two decades bringing people together across faith communities, neighborhoods, and movements to advocate for dignity, fairness, and a more inclusive city. As Deputy Director at Housing NOW! California, she directed statewide campaigns to expand affordable housing and prevent displacement in working-class communities of color. She helped lead efforts behind major legislative and budget wins, including expanded tenant protections under SB 567 and the passage of California’s social housing study bill, SB 555. She has also organized with Clergy for Black Lives and the People’s Budget LA, worked alongside hotel and service workers through Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, and helped launch the Healthy LA Coalition, which secured pandemic relief for families who might otherwise have been left behind. Huang also played a role in organizing fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles.
She says her campaign is focused on strengthening community-driven solutions to make Los Angeles more affordable, more sustainable, and safer for every resident. Toward the end of the discussion, we discuss how she maintains grace and faith in the world of activism and politics.
What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.