Politics & Government

51st Assembly District Candidates Forum in Echo Park

Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy at Mohawk Bend will host the event May 23. The event is open to the public, but Patch will also have a special question or two. Suggest what we should ask here.

The June 5 primary is upon us.

And Echo Park and Silver Lake residents will get a chance to see the candidates for the 51st Assembly District in action.

Arturo Chavez, Democrat; Jimmy Gomez, Democrat; Luis Lopez, Democrat; Oscar Gutierrez, Democrat; and Richard Friedberg, Independent will all participate in a candidates' forum at the Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy.

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It will take place on May 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Issues of interest to residents of the 51st District--which includes Echo Park, Angeleno Heights, Historic Filipinotown and Silver Lake--will be discussed, including children and education.

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The public is invited. Come with your own question or suggest one below, and we may ask it that night.

This forum is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, El Centro del Pueblo and Los Angeles Universal Preschool.


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