From our iconic beaches to historical neighborhoods, the Westside is an essential part of this city, and we're building a home for people who believe in a more affordable, sustainable, and inclusive Los Angeles.
If you've been looking for your progressive community on the Westside, we'd love to have you with us.
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Join us as we continue to build people power in the West Valley!
We will be joined by special guest Barri Worth Girvan, Candidate for LA City Council District 3.
This event is hosted at Shift Our Ways Collective — offering locally grown organic produce, shared education, and access to safe green spaces for our communities." They will be sharing some information about their collective and selling plants at the event also. This event is free to the public but cash donations to support the work of SOW will be accepted onsite.
There are just around 90 days until election day 2026! How are you going to make a difference for your neighborhood this election season? Join community members to discuss the importance of people power in elections and explore the many ways you can volunteer to help local campaigns and build a fair, flourishing local community.
This event will be hosted at Lawless Brewing in North Hollywood, just a half mile walk from the North Hollywood station. Join us to share a refreshing drink and discuss the future we want to build for our neighborhoods.
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We’re building people power in the South Bay! Find out about ways to get involved in the upcoming South Bay elections, plus a September housing summit lead by our colleagues at Indivisible South Bay!
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Join community members to build power in South LA! We'll be joined by special guest Estuardo Mazariegos, LA Forward endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 9 to talk about the future of the district. We will also discuss the importance of people power in elections and explore the many ways you can volunteer to help local campaigns and build a fair, flourishing local community.
This event will be hosted at Mercado La Paloma. RSVP for more information.
By the time we have our August monthly meeting, we will have only 48 days until mail-in ballots drop! California has some of the strongest voter protections in the United States -- which means we are being eyed by the Trump administration for any reason to intervene upon (or even sabotage!) our democratic processes. This sounds like an exaggeration, but we're already seeing our democratic processes being toyed with… not just in other states, but also here in California. Learn more about what we’re tracking and how you can help protect our votes.
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Join LA Forward for our July monthly meeting as we dig into what actually happened when LA hosted the biggest sporting event on Earth, and what it means as we head toward the 2028 Olympics. What did we learn? What questions remain unanswered? We’ll get into Metro, fan zones, safety, and more. Mega-events journalist Alissa Walker will be joining us!
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In 2024, LA County voters passed Measure G, which approved multiple county-level reforms, including establishing the most powerful elected position in LA County: an Elected Executive leading a county of 10 million people.
Residents can still influence how this Elected Executive position is constituted: How will its powers relate to those of the Board of Supervisors? How it will interact with the budget process? How will it be different from the non-Elected Executive that the County already has? A Measure G Task Force will recommend answers to the these questions to the Board of Sueprvisors by end of September -- and if we, the public, have things to say, we have to start saying them now. Join us for this teach-in and organizing call to ensure public voice weighs in to these critical questions. RSVP here or below.
Come build community with people who know elections are just the beginning. Whether you volunteered, knocked doors, or voted, it’s an opportunity to celebrate our work and get plugged in and ready for what comes next.
* This event was rescheduled from June 30 and note new location*
Come build community with people who know elections are just the beginning. Whether you volunteered, knocked doors, or voted, it’s an opportunity to celebrate our work and get plugged in and ready for what comes next. We’ll be meeting at Blossom Market in San Gabriel. RSVP below for details.
Since last year, thousands of you have helped push LAPD accountability through the charter reform process (our version of updating our city’s constitution). This change would require LAPD to follow laws passed by Council. Right now, Council can only make recommendations (wild, we know!)
Last week, Council voted 10-5 in favor of putting this reform on the ballot in November for voters to decide. The last step was to simply approve the ballot language.
On June 30, Council went back on its word. Find out what happened, debrief this and other reform punts, and learn what comes next! RSVP below or here.
Come build community with people who know elections are just the beginning. Whether you volunteered, knocked doors, or voted, it’s an opportunity to celebrate our work and get plugged in and ready for what comes next. We’ll be meeting at Valley Music Workshop in Woodland Hills. RSVP below to join us.
LA Forward Institute is marching in SFV Pride! We will be gathering to demonstrate our commitment to equality and social justice at 2:30PM at 7115 Van Nuys Blvd. Look for the LA Forward Banner! We will march down Van Nuys Blvd for 1 mile waving flags, carrying signs, and raising our voices in support of our LGBTQ+ community.
We will end the day with a Festival at the Van Nuys Civic Center, complete with a resource fair, live performances, food, art and more!
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Come build community with people who know elections are just the beginning. Whether you volunteered, knocked doors, or voted, it’s an opportunity to celebrate our work and get plugged in and ready for what comes next. RSVP below to join us.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. STAY TUNED FOR A NEW DATE IN THE COMING WEEKS.
Join us for a debrief about the primary election and a conversation about what comes next! We’ll be meeting at Greenhouse South LA, and joined by our endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 9, Estuardo Mazariegos!. RSVP below for the address.
Join us for a debrief about the primary election and a conversation about what comes next!
The primary election results have rolled in, and there is a lot to make sense of. Join us on Zoom to look back on this election: what we learned and where we go from here. We’ll be joined by special guests, Marissa Roy and Faizah Malik! RSVP below to join us.
Some of LA's governing rules and structures are broken, and we have a critical opportunity this week to fix them! LA City's Charter (the city's constitution) has been undergoing a years-long reform process — and at every step, more potential reforms are being cut or delayed. In the next few days, the Rules Committee (just 5 councilmembers) will decide which reforms advance to the full City Council for consideration next week.
Join us on Wednesday for a teach-in to learn what's at stake and how YOU can take action. We'll cover how we can save reforms that expand the number of City Council seats, and reforms to strengthen police accountability. The number of city council seats has not changed in 100 years, leading to corruption and poor representation. And the Police Chief can’t even fire officers with a history of misconduct. You read that right. Join us to save these and more crucial reforms!
Everyone wants better infrastructure to get around the City of LA safely, accessibly, equitably, and efficiently -- and it's not all on Metro! Join LA Forward Institute's Transportation Justice group as they unpack the many different departments and bureaus who are charged with maintaining and improving the public right-of-way, and learn how you can take action in the next week to strengthen the City's ability to invest in systems that are supposed to work for us!
SAVE THE DATE: The Primary is on June 2, and we’re hosting a virtual ballot party cram session!
OK, so you waited until the last minute to vote and now you’re staring at your ballot with no idea who all the candidates are and what to make of the ballot measures. Have no fear! You’re not alone! Join us on Zoom and we’ll walk you through all your choices. Bring a friend to make sure they vote too!
Come knock doors for Faizah Malik, LA Forward’s endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 11. Learn more about why we are supporting Faizah here.
Never canvassed before? No worries! You’ll get all the training you need to have successful conversations at the doors.
Location coming soon. RSVP to join us to canvass!
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot, any resources you might normally use for yourself (voter guides, mailers, laptops), and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting.
RSVP below!
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot, any resources you might normally use for yourself (voter guides, mailers, laptops), and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting. RSVP now! (Food and drink available for purchase)
You’re invited to kick back and relax with us in Grand Park this Memorial Day. We’ll have free food*, free shirts , and a DJ — fun for the whole family! We’re celebrating voting and cheering on our Amazing Vote Center Race participants at the starting line.
We’re just over a week from Election Day (June 2). Let's come together before the final stretch and make sure LA is pumped up to vote!
RSVPing below helps us plan — thank you!
*While supplies last
Come knock doors for Estuardo Mazariegos, LA Forward’s endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 9. Learn more about why we are supporting Estuardo here.
Never canvassed before? No worries! You’ll get all the training you need to have successful conversations at the doors.
We will be launching this canvass from Gilbert Lindsay Park. RSVP to join us to canvass!
Join LA Forward and CA Working Families Party for a ballot party in the Torrance! Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot, any resources you might normally use for yourself (voter guides, mailers, laptops), and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting. RSVP now! (Food and drink available for purchase)
By now, you’ve received your ballot in the mail. Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot, any resources you might normally use for yourself (voter guides, mailers, laptops), and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting.
This ballot party will be held in Santa Monica at a kid-friendly location, RSVP below for the address.
After canvassing in the morning, join us at Lawless Brewing in North Hollywood to hang out with Kenneth Mejia and Marissa Roy!
Free drinks and the first 100 people get a free corgi tote bag!
RSVP here: http://bit.ly/lawless516
Come knock doors for Kenneth Mejia, LA Forward’s endorsed candidate for LA City Controller and Marissa Roy, our endorsed candidate for City Attorney. Learn more about why we are supporting them here.
Never canvassed before? No worries! You’ll get all the training you need to have successful conversations at the doors.
We’re meeting at NoHo Park at 10am, with the option to meet us beforehand for coffee at 9am at Caravana Coffee - 5629 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood.
RSVP below to join us!
By now, you’ve received your ballot in the mail. Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot, any resources you might normally use for yourself (voter guides, mailers, laptops), and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting. RSVP now! (Food and drink available for purchase)
Come knock doors for Hugo Soto Martinez, LA Forward’s endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 13. Learn more about why we are supporting Hugo here.
Never canvassed before? No worries! You’ll get all the training you need to have successful conversations at the doors.
We’ll be meeting at Bellevue Park at 10am, with the option to join us for coffee beforehand at 9am at Malaya Coffee - 2839 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026.
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Join LA Forward and ACT-LA for a ride along and social event to celebrate the opening of the new Purple Line stations on May 8!
Our plan is to meet as a coalition at the Wilshire/Western station at 12pm, and then ride out to the new stops! We will get off at Wilshire/La Brea for a taco truck stop, and then end up at Wilshire/Fairfax where we will get off and hang out at Tom Bergins bar for drinks and food.
Afterward some of us will go to the Academy Museum, and invite anyone to join us! RSVP below.
Ballots are here, so let's make sure voters are ready to re-elect Hugo Soto-Martinez, our endorsed candidate in LA City Council District 13. Help us call voters using the campaign's fancy schmancy system that you'll ask from your own computer! Register here for details: https://hugo-soto-martinez-for-city-council.solidarity.tech/la-forward-phone-banking-for-hugo-soto-martinez
Ballots should be hitting voter mailboxes NOW! Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot, any resources you might normally use for yourself (voter guides, mailers, laptops), and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting.
RSVP now! (Food and drink available for purchase)
Come knock doors for Marissa Roy, LA Forward’s endorsed candidate for LA City Attorney. Learn more about why we are supporting Marissa here.
Never canvassed before? No worries! You’ll get all the training you need to have successful conversations at the doors.
The canvass will launch from the Silver Lake Rec Center at 10am, with the option to meet up with us for coffee at Lamill Silver Lake nearby at 9am to build community first!
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We're taking to the streets this May Day to march alongside thousands of Angelenos, in solidarity with workers around the world! We’re meeting at MacArthur Park. Sign up below to meet up with other LA Forward folks so we can march together!
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