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Here's Your Chance to Grill Congressional Candidates Running for Pelosi's Seat

If you’ve been paying attention to Bay Area politics, you know that Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat is up for grabs, and the race is heating up. On Saturday, March 14, four candidates are going head-to-head at a forum specifically designed to engage the Asian American community, and you can watch it all go down live from your couch.

The Asian American Community Congressional Candidates Forum is happening at 3 p.m. at Victory Hall in Chinatown (828 Stockton St.), and it’s being livestreamed so you don’t have to leave home if you don’t want to. The candidates taking the stage are Saikat Chakrabarti, Connie Chan, Marie Hurabiell, and Scott Wiener. Each brings their own vision for what California’s 11th Congressional District needs moving forward.

This forum matters because Asian Americans are a significant voting bloc in San Francisco, and their concerns, from housing affordability to economic justice to immigration policy, deserve direct answers from the people asking for their votes. This is your opportunity to hear where these candidates actually stand on the issues that affect your community, without the usual media filter.

The event is being cohosted by three major Asian American political organizations: the Chinese American Democratic Club, the Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club, and the Rose Pak Asian American Club. These groups have serious street cred when it comes to grassroots organizing and holding politicians accountable, so you can expect the questions to be substantive and the conversation to be real.

If you want to tune in, head over to Instagram and follow @sfpublicpress, that’s where the livestream will be happening. You’ll be able to watch in real-time and get a genuine sense of how these candidates respond when put on the spot by community members who care deeply about representation.

The takeaway? Whether you’re still undecided about who you’re voting for or you want to see your preferred candidate defend their platform, this forum gives you direct access to the people running for one of California’s most influential congressional seats. In a district that’s been shaped by Pelosi’s leadership for decades, this conversation about who comes next is crucial. Mark your calendar for March 14 and don’t sleep on the opportunity to engage with the democratic process in a meaningful way.

AUTHOR: mp

SOURCE: San Francisco Public Press