Los Angeles · Est. 2026
The art of the possible, applied to the work that matters.
Our Philosophy
Progress is not a purity test. It is a ledger: lives improved, rights protected, problems solved, weighed against what it cost to get there and who paid that cost. We watch that ledger.
A candidate who cannot build a coalition cannot build a bike lane. Passion is the starting point, not the credential. We back whoever gives us the best shot at measurable, durable progress, even when that's not our first fantasy pick.
Not a crusade. Not a brand. A working theory about how change actually happens in a large, complicated city where everyone has something at stake. We are progressives who believe in winning elections and then governing well. Both halves matter.
What do they actually stand for, and does it survive contact with reality?
Governing is coalition-building. Ideological purity that can't pass a vote doesn't count.
Running a city department is not the same as running for office. We check both.
Progress that comes at the expense of a vulnerable group isn't progress. Full stop.
We give serious weight to what candidates have already done, not just what they promise.
2026 Races
June 2 primary. Here's where we stand.
Our Rationale
Bass has governed without urgency or accountability on the issues that define this city. Raman has a real record on housing, knows how City Hall actually works, and got in this race because someone had to. Spencer Pratt is running Trump's playbook in a nonpartisan race, cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, banking on chaos. We are not playing that game. Raman needs to be in the runoff. That's the whole game right now.
Our Rationale
Girvan has spent years doing the unglamorous work of the district: showing up, building relationships, and getting things done rather than performing them. The Valley deserves a council member who treats governing as the job, and she is the candidate in this field best positioned to deliver practical progressive results for CD3.