Ballots are OUT! Join us at North Hollywood Recreation Center on Saturday at 10am to knock doors for Nithya! No prior experience needed, just wear comfortable walking shoes, bring a tote to carry lit in, and a water bottle to keep hydrated.
We will be meeting near the skate park on the corner of Chandler Blvd and Tujunga Ave!
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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Join LA Forward and California Working Families Party for a ballot party! 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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info.
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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. 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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Join a canvass hosted by SEIU Local 2015 with LA Forward and ACT-LA to stop Prop 43!* Proposition 43 makes it harder to fund critical, life-saving services like fire departments, fix and repair local roads, staff our local schools or backfill federal health care cuts. We’re knocking doors to share this with our neighbors.
RSVP below to join us.
*SEIU will also be canvassing for No on 39 and Yes on 3, which LA Forward also support.
Join us to knock doors for LA Forward endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 3, Barri Worth Girvan!
Location coming soon, RSVP below for updates.
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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Silverlake, Echo Park, Los Feliz, Atwater Village, Hollywood — this one is for you!
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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. 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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Can't make it to any of our in-person ballot parties? Have no fear -- Zoom is here! Zoom in to work on your ballot in community with others, and get some help from our Deputy Director Godfrey Plata for parts of the ballot that feel harder to figure out. It's like Open Office Hours, but for understanding your ballot! AND you'll finish your ballot before the first vote centers even open on Saturday, 10/24. Let's do this! RSVP below, or here.
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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
It’s a party right next to the polls! October 24 is the first day Angelenos can vote in person, and we’re giving you an extra reason to show up! Didn’t you hear? Everyone is voting early this year 😃
Votechella is a free, outdoor party with DJs playing something for everyone (lineup coming soon!). There'll be food, tunes, and fun for everyone.
This is a non-partisan event — no telling you how to vote, just making sure you have all the support you need to do it. Bring a friend, a neighbor, a roommate. See you there!
RSVPing below helps us plan.
Today is the day! You have until 8pm to vote in person or drop your ballot in a drop box.
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 (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Join us to knock doors for LA Forward endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 9, Estuardo Mazariegos!
Many residents across LA County agree that we need housing for all, but it’s easier said than done: how does housing even get built? Join LA Forward Institute, Eastside Housing for All, and Alhambra Urbanists for a light dinner and learning session with Jed Leano, Claremont City Councilmember and Senior Policy Advisor for Inner City Law Center. He’ll walk through his experiences inside government and outside government as a way of helping us build a foundational understanding of how housing gets built. This conversation is designed as an entrypoint conversation into further inquiry and learning about housing policy. Start learning and building community here if you’ve ever been curious!
Not everyone is plugged into LA Forward enough to know about our ballot parties, but since YOU'RE plugged in, what if you had your OWN ballot party? Join LA Forward organizers Jason Enright and Godfrey Plata to walk through the basics of hosting your OWN effective ballot party -- where the goal is to get together in a casual setting with 5 or more friends/family/neighbors/pickleball teammates/book club members, and walk through your ballots together! During this Zoom, we'll walk through what to expect on the ballot so you have a little more information and confidence to bring your peeps together for a low-key (or high-key if you want) ballot-filling party. RSVP below, or here.
In the last few weeks, LA Forward community members have shared their thoughts about LA County's new Elected Executive role via this quick survey (that you can still take and share with others)! What did residents say was most important to them? What do these survey results suggest about what people know and don't know? How can the Board of Supervisors use this pulse check as a lens to assess recommendations coming to them next week? Join us to see what the data says, and to make your own sense of people's perspectives!
RSVP below, or here.
Join LA Forward and local volunteers to canvass for Marissa Roy!
The General election is just a few weeks away and we need your help to reach out to our neighbors all across Los Angeles and let them know how important the City Attorney race is.
No experience needed — we’ll provide training, materials, and get you out there knocking. First-time canvassers are welcome, and we’ll pair new volunteers with experienced canvassers.
Please wear comfortable shoes, dress for the weather, and bring water and a charged phone or mobile device.
Together, we can build a Los Angeles that works for working people!
P.S. Canvassing is more fun with friends...invite yours to join us.
RSVP: bit.ly/lovepowersla
Rising gas prices. Cuts to healthcare. And now the same people behind it want to stop us from voting.
LA is fighting back.
Join us for a Protect Our Votes Mass Training — because knowing your rights and getting your community ready is how we protect our power.
📅 Sept. 26 | 10am–2pm (doors open 9:30am)
📍 East LA College Auditorium, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
🅿️ Free parking | 🍽️ Food | 👶 Childcare
Hands off LA. Hands off our votes.
RSVP: bit.ly/lovepowersla
General Election Ballots drop in two weeks from this gathering!
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.
RSVP below.
General Election Ballots drop next month!
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.
We’ll be meeting at Hermosa Brewing Company (Torrance). RSVP below to join us.
Join Nithya Raman, parents, community leaders, and special guests for a virtual town hall about making Los Angeles a city that works for families. We’ll share Nithya’s policies for supporting families and kids, hear directly from parents, and talk about how we can make LA a better and more affordable place to raise a family. Hosted in partnership with California Working Families Party, LA Forward, Momtivist, and additional partners to be announced.
RSVP for the Zoom: nithyaforthecity.com/families
Join LA Forward endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 3, Barri Worth Girvan, at her General Election Relaunch at Jesse’s Grind! There will be a short speaking program followed by a neighborhood canvass.
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/BarriKickoffSep19
Why is housing so expensive in the South Bay—and what can we actually do about it?
Join Indivisible South Bay LA and LA Forward for Housing Is Democracy Work: An Affordable Housing Town Hall for the South Bay.
We’ll bring together housing advocates and policy experts to talk about what’s driving the housing crisis, how we can address concerns about traffic, parking, density, infrastructure, and neighborhood character, and—most importantly—what residents can do to help make housing more affordable.
📅 Wednesday, September 16
🕡 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 St. Cross Episcopal Church, Hermosa Beach
The event is free and open to the public, but space may be limited, so advance registration is encouraged.
Come learn, ask questions, and leave with concrete ways to take action in your community.
Click here to RSVP.
WARNING! Dangerous Propositions Ahead! Join us for this virtual teach-in where we’ll break down 3 of the most harmful state propositions on November’s Ballot:
NO on Prop 39 — Adds new voter ID barriers to voting. ACLU of California is joining us to cover this one.
NO on Prop 43 — Lets a minority of voters block critical funding for our communities by raising the approval threshold to two-thirds.
NO on Prop 45 — Weakens environmental regulations for major development. Guest: Communities for a Better Environment.
RSVP below or here to join us.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Instead, join us on Saturday, 9/19 for Barri Worth Girvan’s Campaign Kickoff! RSVP here.
General Election Ballots drop in just 1 month!
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.
We will be joined by special guest Marissa Roy, LA Forward endorsed candidate for City Attorney!
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.
RSVP below.
You voted, results are out, now what?
Most people will only see the election results and might come out of the primary season with an understanding of who won and who lost. But there’s so much more to learn from an election than the final tally. Elections tell us who shows up, how they show up, what moves people, and what doesn’t.
Join us at Village Well for a candid conversation about the recent Los Angeles City Council District 11 race, hosted by David Levitus of LA Forward, featuring campaign strategist, Meghan Choi, and former candidate for Council District 11, Faizah Malik. They’ll dig into the results of the race, lessons learned, what they would do differently, and, ultimately, what this race can teach us about building the future of campaigns and organizing on the Westside.
At LA Forward, we spent much of 2026 advocating for various reforms to the City Charter including a number of police accountability reforms. While our police reform did not make it to the ballot this year, there will be upcoming opportunities to work with the city on accountability for the largest and most expensive department.
Join our first Police Accountability Working Group meeting to explore advocacy opportunities around police liabilities, a better governance structure for police policy decisions, and the upcoming police contract negotiations.
RSVP below or here to join us.
Are you sick and tired of potholes?! Cracked sidewalks, broken street lamps, and dirty parks plague Los Angeles. Most major cities have a regularly updated Capital Investment Program (CIP) that identifies all of the city’s infrastructure needs, maintenance schedules and plans for new projects. LA City historically hasn't had one -- but the Public Works Committee will soon deliberate on a set of recommendations to craft a comprehensive, citywide CIP. We have thoughts! Come learn about the proposed CIP and how we can take action to make it work for all Angelenos.
RSVP below or here to join us.
Ever heard that third time’s the charm? Well, join us for a charming morning at our third Westside Regional Meeting!
We’ll be meeting at Palms Park at the tables under the shade—and there has been so much movement on so many different fronts since we last gathered. Our team has been hard at work—organizing for Marissa’s campaign, lending our social media and marketing muscles to local organizations across the Westside, building new partnerships, and finding more ways for our growing Westside community to show up for one another. We’re excited to share some updates, hear what everyone else has been up to, and get your feedback on where we go from here.
We’ll also be digging into LA County’s newest and most powerful elected seat, LA County CEO — a position voters approved through Measure G in 2024. But what does this job entail, and how can we have a voice in determining the powers of the second most powerful elected position in the state of California? Join this community conversation, alongside Governance Reform Task Force members Nancy Yap & Brian Tabatabai.
As always, come for the conversation, the community, and some good coffee.
Hope to see you there!
RSVP below.
Put on your walking shoes and hit the road with us this Saturday! We’ll give you all the tools and training you need to talk to fellow Angelenos with confidence. We’ll have water, shade, and breaks throughout the morning! Plus, we’ll have yard signs you can pick up.
General Election Ballots drop in just one month! How are you feeling about the election? Do you want to learn more about how to get involved in your community? Join us for a fun discussion about politics in the park!
This event will be hosted at Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park near the playground so bring the whole family!
RSVP below
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.
RSVP below or here to join us.
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.
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!
RSVP below.
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.
We will be joined by special guest Nithya Raman, LA Forward endorsed candidate for Mayor!
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.
RSVP below.
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.
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.
RSVP below for more information.
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!
RSVP below or here.
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*
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