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Janani Ramachandran

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1 year

WE WON! Honored to be the next City Councilmember for Oakland District 4!! I will officially be the youngest Councilmember in Oakland’s history, the 1st #LGBTQ woman of color & 1st South Asian to serve on Oakland City Council. Thank you #TeamJanani for making history happen!

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3 years

"The reason they're not bringing it for a vote is because some Democrats privately have tried to kill this bill because of special interest of Realtors and other groups." - @RoKhanna Thanks to @coribush , @AOC & @berniesanders for stepping up & pushing back!

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✨Officially sworn in!✨ Honored to be Oakland’s new Oakland City Councilmember for #D4 ! Join us later for the inauguration ceremony (where we’ll be ceremonially sworn in) & celebration tonight!

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🚨BIG NEWS🚨I’m officially running for Oakland City Council, District 4! I am ready to fight for bold changes that Oaklanders deserve. It’s time to challenge dysfunctional politics that’s blocking equity and progress for the people. Join our movement:

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Newsom - you have FAILED tenants once again. By veto-ing #AB1487 - you denied tenants the opportunity to *slightly* alter the insanely inequitable power dynamic w/their landlords. 90% of landlords have a lawyer, 90% of tenants do not. We MUST keep up the fight to right to counsel

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✨Life update✨Started a new job as a Worker’s Rights Attorney at Centro Legal de la Raza! Excited to join an incredible team of social justice warriors fighting for Oakland communities since 1969. @centrolegal

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🚨Major endorsement alert!🚨 Honored to have the support of US Congressman Ro Khanna, progressive champion (& corporate-free candidate!) fighting for environmental justice, living wages, universal healthcare & much more. Thank you @RoKhanna !

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Continuing my trend of traveling to galas only on public transit. Masked up on @SFBART to @SFYD ball in blue!

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We took on the political establishment & the giant corporations backing them. We built a movement for bold change. Now we await the results. There are about 30k ballots left to be counted & although we’re currently down by 4k votes, we absolutely have a chance at winning this.

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SHARING THE STAGE W ANGELA DAVIS OMG SHE SAID MY SPEECH HAD POWER 😮

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⭐️Introducing your new Oakland City Councilmembers ⭐️ Congrats on your election/re-election @nikki4oakland & @KevinJenkinsoak - can’t wait to collaborate with both of you to uplift & empower our Oakland communities! #Oakland

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Treatment of WOC in the law is ridiculous. My opposing counsel yesterday asked me THREE TIMES in 2 hrs if he can call me Jan. I raised my voice to say no pls say “JANANI RAMACHANDRAN” Idc if you don’t pronounce it right but dammit the least you can do is try!

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Thrilled to announce I’m running to represent District 18 at the California State Assembly! We need bold solutions NOW--starting with Medicare for All, making the minimum wage a LIVING wage & ending evictions. Join our fight: #JananiforCA #FearlessJanani

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PSA: Active shooter in Fruitvale village - stay away from the area if you can and check in on your friends/fam!!

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Let’s GO A’s!!! #RootedInOakland

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#Oakland resources for storm: 🔅public libraries: all open w/ power 🔅311: call for drainage/flooding 🔅downed power lines or gas smell: 911 or 800-743-5000 🔅 safe shelter: St. Vincent de Paul is open for unhoused: (510) 638-7600 🔅 Access to Food/hot meal: @ACCFB (510)635-3663

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I want to thank each and every one of you who believed in me when the odds were stacked against us. Thank you for believing that our grassroots movement for justice is winnable, because fearless progressive change is what our District wants and deserves. (1)

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This one is special. Our inauguration news made it to one of the largest #Tamil language papers in circulation, Dinarakan. Reading Dinakaran was a daily ritual of my family for generations. The ancestors are smiling. #TamilPride

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This is it, y’all ✨ Today, I invite you to the power of your vote to choose change. Not just gradual, incremental change - but radical, transformative action.

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✨Barbara Lee speaks for me! ✨Honored to endorse & throw my full support behind @BarbaraLeeForCA for U.S. Senate. This weekend was a powerful launch & I’m thrilled to see so many communities corral around the East Bay’s longtime progressive champion. Let’s make it happen fam!

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✨Dropped off my ballot for myself today! ✨ I am SO excited for the people-powered movement we are building together, and can’t wait to take it all the way to victory. Join us! For info on how to vote, visit:

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I’m absolutely ashamed at California today. The power of Corporate Democrats is stronger than ever. Today that power killed the promise of Medicare for All, and protections against Ellis Act. The 2 issues that literally made me decide to run for Assembly. #CalCare #Ab854

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While this campaign is coming to an end - OUR FIGHT is far from over. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all that you did to help us organize one of the most powerful grassroots campaigns the East Bay has ever seen.

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🚨MISSING MY BABY TUXEDO CAT🚨My sweet baby Maila is missing! Last seen in Glenview early Xmas morning. Please share widely!! #missingcats #oaklandmissingcats

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@ArmandDoma After researching more into it last night, I now support. I certainly do still have reservations about racial equity when implementing, but do support. I don’t pretend to know all the right answers to every issue, and grateful for the dialogue that allowed me to dive further.

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❤️ There are so many forms of love to celebrate in my life, and I’m grateful for all of them. Today I especially lift up the romantic love of my life, @OsagieTheGreat . Grateful for his boundless love & being my partner in this wild ride we’re on. ❤️ (Shot in #D4 of course)

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HUGE thank you to Assemblymember @alex_lee - a powerhouse progressive who inspires me every day. Alex is fearless in his fight for justice & I hope to join him in building a more equitable CA. We're both LGBTQ API millennials & proudly corporate-free & we need your help! (1)

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Decolonizing India Pale Ales. One local-owned Bangalore brewery at a time.

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Such a delight canvassing with @alex_lee this weekend! His constituents clearly adore him!

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Wild views of Sausal Creek from my window - wondering when we need to start worrying about the creek flooding? 🌧

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Yesterday canvassing in Alameda with @alex_lee ⭐️ We’re about that grassROOTS power 💪🏽

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Business cards have arrived, let’s go!! #YearOfTheTIGER

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✨Inauguration Day was magical!✨ Immensely grateful for all those who believed in me, and helped build our movement. Honored to have my loved ones by my side as I took the ceremonial oath! Let’s get to work @Oakland !

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Today we lost a trailblazer. Rest in power Wilma Chan 🙏🏽 You were an inspiration to me & many other API women to show that we have the power to demand a seat at the table.

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Thrilled to announce @JaneKim , former SF Supervisor & President of the SF Board of Ed. has endorsed me! She's a progressive champion who has fought to expand access to affordable housing, protect renters, close the income gap & improve public schools. Join

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2 years

Standing against evictions with my neighbors across the Bay this morning! Check out Neighbors United’s “Eviction-Free Zone” @DeanPreston @DSA_SF

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Good advice - but as a woman who ran for Assembly as a 29 year-old, I see a DEEP need to root out the implicit sexism and ageism in electoral thinking. The number of times I was told “you LOOK too young” to run for Assembly - even by well-meaning progressives was shocking (1/3)

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I am one of only 2 State Elected officials in California who is in their 20s. I get asked a lot by organizers and other young people how to plan a race and I thought I’d share some thoughts. Thread…

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Cool kids wear masks & go to legal aid galas by taking the bus. @rideact @centrolegal

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STOP OAKLAND SCHOOL CLOSURES! Last night, I stood with OUSD School Board Director Mike Hutchinson, 2000+ parents and students, and so many powerful organizers incl. @rep4blkstudents @OaklandEA to protest the closure of majority Black & Brown schools. @Blackholemikeh

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Oakland encampments are totally FLOODED rn. Why has City of @Oakland failed to respond w/support of ANY kind? Below:pics of Wood St Commons from resident Amelia Rayno. Residents saying how devastating this storm’s been -it’s time our city steps up for basic needs of the unhoused

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I’m crushed to hear of the passing of Jen Angel. A heartless and brutal attack cost Oakland a legend in the food world, someone who brought smiles and joy to so many of our communities in the Town. Rest in Power 🙏🏽

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☀️Happy Sunday!☀️ Lovely early morning brunch w my dad at this #D4 gem Blackberry Bistro in Glenview. Shop local friends!

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My statement on the proposed $75K annual salary increase for the Mayor of Oakland. I voted *against* this proposal last week at the Finance Committee. The issue now goes to the entire Council tomorrow. DM for information on how to make public comment.

7-11 CM Ramachandran Statement on Proposed Mayor's Increase.pdf.pdf

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✨ UPDATE: Maila is found!! Thank you all for the positive wishes and prayers and helpful suggestions!!✨😻

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🚨MISSING MY BABY TUXEDO CAT🚨My sweet baby Maila is missing! Last seen in Glenview early Xmas morning. Please share widely!! #missingcats #oaklandmissingcats

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Tonight’s AAPI Unite Vigil. Being in community is critical in these devastating times. We need to build cross-racial solidarity, stop victim blaming, and keep hope. Thank you to the many AAPI & other Oakland community organizers for putting this together.

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SOLE ENDORSEMENT FROM EAST BAY TIMES! @EastBayTimes

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Editorial: Assembly candidate Ramachandran best pick to replace Bonta

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Thrilled to announce I have been endorsed by the CA Legislative LGBTQ Caucus! Honored for the support of fearless LGBTQ lawmakers at the forefront of inclusion & anti-discrimination efforts! Once elected, I will be CA's 1st LGBTQ+ API Assemblywoman. Join

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HONORED to share that @alex_lee , a champion for corporate-free campaigns, wealth taxes, tenants rights, & climate action, has endorsed me in this race! Once elected, I look forward to working together to fearlessly fight for progressive change:

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Congrats to the new Mayor of Oakland! I look forward to working with you @ShengForOakland to uplift & empower our Oakland communities.

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Thank you Oakland. Now let's get to work.

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⭐️ #D4 wins! ⭐️ Our team isn’t just putting in the work for our constituents - but also seeing results! Grateful to @dannoyes for his investigative piece. We were able to advocate for #Laurel residents & get CalTrans to repair their dangerously broken sound wall by the 580.

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3 years

We won the ballots cast on E-Day & will learn more later this week when the next batch of votes are counted. In the meantime, I want to express how grateful I am to each & every one of you in powering our grassroots movement. Keep faith & from the bottom of my heart – thank you.

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Spotted while canvassing today: the only person canvassing harder than #TeamJanani #ShenYun

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3 years

Honored to announce that Hon. Victor Aguilar ( @Victor_for_CA ), San Leandro’s Vice Mayor and fellow LGBTQ progressive champion, has endorsed this fight for justice! I am thrilled to have his support in our runoff on August 31. Join our movement at

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3 years

Tomorrow is Election Day! I want to thank you all for coming along on this journey w me. This movement is for THE COMMUNITY. The PEOPLE left behind & forgotten by the status quo. We need change now. Join us at and VOTE by tomorrow, August 31st, at 8pm.

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Thrilled to announce @eb4everyone endorsement! EB4E is deeply committed to addressing California's housing crisis & aligns with my goals of increasing affordable housing and expanding public transit while fighting displacement. Join our movement at

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Oscar Grant Jr., father of 22yr old Oscar Grant murdered by cops at Fruitvale BART, asked to speak w me this weekend. He told me that after a lifetime of bearing the brunt of state-sanctioned violence, he sees through the BS that politicians spew in the name of greed & power. (1)

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Annual holiday photos w cats ✨✨✨

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. @CA_Dem

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Out here with @MHFirstOak at the end of the @APTPaction Reclaim MLK car caravan! Roll thru for a mental health kit ☺️

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KEEP CARE IN OAKLAND! Standing along with @NUHW workers calling upon Children’s Hospital to keep key services for our families & jobs in Oakland not migrate to SF. Here w my Council colleagues @carroll_fife & @DanKalb - we have your back. @UCSFBenioffOAK #Laborstrong

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No words. The power of white supremacy is alive and thriving. Ashamed to be a part of the legal/political/social systems that allows this to happen.

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3 years

Honored to announce I have received the endorsement of @CADClub w over 60% of the vote! I am so grateful Alameda Democrats are ready for energetic change & bold progressive policies for our diverse communities. Thank you Alameda! Join our fearless fight at

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2 years

🚨Major Endorsement Alert!!🚨 Honored to announce that SEIU Local 1021 has endorsed our campaign for Oakland City Council #D4 ! Can’t wait to partner in the fight for workers’ rights, living wages, a strong unionized public sector, and more. @seiu1021 #UnionStrong

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1 year

⭐️First in-person council meeting!⭐️ The doors of Oakland City Hall are open and we’re energized & ready to go! Join us in person or view from home (the public still has hybrid access) starting 4 pm:

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Thank you @henrykleeKTVU . This tragedy is personal to me as the 72-year victim of this brutal crime is my partner’s close uncle. I am grateful for #D4 neighbors in Oakmore bringing public attention to this senseless crime, & eager to bring the criminals to justice.

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"Fighting me like angry lions." Security guard speaks out after being attacked by burglary suspects. After this report aired, @Janani4Oakland learned the guard is her partner's uncle. "So it's deeply personal to me and my family." @oaklandpoliceca on case.

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2 reasons why corporations donate to politicians. They’re promised something in return or they are so scared of the possibility of change that the other candidate represents that they will do anything to block the reality. Join our corporate-free movement:

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I joined our strong labor movement today to fight against @McDonalds billionaire interests to prioritize PEOPLE over shareholder PROFITS. Thank you @fightfor15 @carroll_fife @seiu1021 @JovankaBeckles @ILWU_10 for organizing & speaking truth to power today✊🏽

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Y’all know how much I hate Ellis Act evictions & how I talked nonstop about it in my last campaign. Good news: #AB854 has been gaining SO much momentum from not just tenant orgs, but YIMBYs & NIMBYs alike! Thx to @SAbdeshahian @beyondchron & Assm. @alex_lee for leading this fight

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This week! #AB854 to curb property speculator evicting our renters by abusing the Ellis Act is up for a vote. Homes are for families, not for profits

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⭐️HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMMA⭐️ Wishing my dearest Amma, my shining North Star, my never ending source of selfless love, a beautiful year ahead.

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Shame on you @CA_Dem . #CorporateDems clearly run our state & keep making decisions that harm our communities. You just can’t pretend to acknowledge that climate change exists and accept $$ from the very institutions that uphold the status quo.

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We are deeply disappointed that @CA_Dem failed to end fossil fuel & law enforcement contributions. This vote just confirms that the influence of dark money runs deep in our political system & we have a lot of work ahead of us to protect our planet and BIPOC communities 1/2

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🇮🇳 Celebrating India’s Republic Day w/fellow East Bay lawmakers @aishabbwahab & @alex_lee ! 🇮🇳Thank you Association of Indo Americans for hosting us. Excited to celebrate our very diverse Indian American communities. Shoutout to fellow #D4 residents who shared the stage w/me!

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Today in our Life Enrichment Committee meeting, I found out Oakland’s entry-level Head Start teachers make EXACTLY Oakland’s minimum wage, $15.97/hour. This is the product of de-valuing those (esp WOC) providing the most critical services for our future, 0-5 yo’s. #RaiseTheWage

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I am honored to announce that the Oakland East Bay Democratic Club has endorsed me in this race. The OEBDC is Oakland’s oldest historically-Black Democratic organization, and a true force in this city fighting fearlessly for progressive change. Join us at

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THIS IS HAPPENING!! vote early vote today vote for our movement for JUSTICE! #JananiForCA

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BIG NEWS! @VictoryFund has endorsed me! They only endorse candidates who will be champions for equality& who are building campaigns that are on-track to win. Victory helps elect hundreds of LGBTQ lawmakers - and representation truly does matter. Join us at

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The CA Democratic Party has (so far) failed to investigate @AGRobBonta ’s violation of CDP bylaws on conflicts of interest & @miabonta ’s alleged acts of ballot forgery. I urge you to fight back by spreading the word. Click here to learn more:

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✨The legendary Melvin Newton - former Black Panther, scholar, and Huey P. Newton’s brother - turned his ballot in for me today!✨ So grateful for this incredible group of Oakland and San Leandro activists and TRUE social justice heroes

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MY #AD18 ADEM SLATE CRUSHED IT! So proud of the People’s Slate in getting ALL of their slate members elected to represent the people’s voices in the California Democratic Party! People power can win! @CA_Dem Congrats @Victory4Oakland @priforce @DAGHE @OsagieTheGreat @ChaneyTurner

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Thrilled to share that @sunrisebayarea has endorsed me! They know that I will fight fearlessly to pass a GND - because CA’s climate events & toxic pollutants harm us all, especially low-income communities of color. Join us bc clean air IS a human right:

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Wonderful meeting Governor @GavinNewsom last night at the CA @AAPILegCaucus Lunar New Year function last night! Celebrated w/fellow API electeds from across CA plus some API leaders from #D4 ! Gratitude to Assemblymember @Evan_Low for making #LunarNewYear a CA state Holiday!

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4 Days. This election will decide the future of the Democratic party. Whether our community is ready to break from the status quo or remain tied to corporate interests. This race is close but we will prevail with your help. Sign up to spread the word:

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That’s my professor! You go Prof. Khiara Bridges, keep calling out transphobia and make them listen. So proud to have been your student at @BerkeleyLaw

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Berkeley Law Professor Khiara Bridges: "I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic, and it opens up trans people to violence." Sen. Josh Hawley: "Wow. Are you saying that I'm opening up people to violence by asking..."

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Honored to have the endorsement of @DeanPreston ! Dean has been an inspiring leader of the tenants rights movement as an activist & elected official for over 20yrs. We both know the status quo has never worked for renters - it's time for change. Join at

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Proud to be supporting James!! Excited to usher in a new wave of true progressive leadership ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

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2 years

Proud to be supporting corporate-free, progressive candidate @JamesColemanSSF for Assembly District 21 alongside @Janani4Oakland @lissetteforrwc & @DhruvHemmady We need more young queer people of color in elected office in California!

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Polls still open! 14 min to go!

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3 years

Intersections of 🏳️‍🌈Pride & API heritage month, all my extra in full force. Shoutout to my fellow LGBTQ API womxn we exist and we shine.

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🚨Endorsement Alert! 🚨Honored to have been have the support of @UAW Western States & @CWAUnion Local 9415 in my Oakland City Council #D4 race! I look forward to collaborating in our shared fight for workers’ rights & safety.

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We are celebrating!!! Running a corporate-free campaign is not easy but y’all made it so much simpler through your activism, dedication & willingness to challenge business as usual. So tonight we are celebrating YOU.

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The real estate interests tried to block an extension to the eviction moratorium. If it weren’t for these corporate-free progressive champions - hundreds of thousands would be caught in a tidal wave of evictions and rent hikes while the people meant to protect us vacationed.

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🚨Endorsement Alert🚨 Honored to have the support of Assemblymember @alex_lee for our campaign! Alex is a badass corporate-free progressive (…& fellow 🏳️‍🌈API millennial!) making waves on Medicare for all, housing, climate justice and more. #TeamJanani #D4

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Can't wait to speak at the march for Medicare for All TOMORROW! We should not live in a system where tens of thousands of people die every yr bc they’re uninsured. Our communities, our people, our families deserve better. Show up & sign the petition here:

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🧹 Out here in Montclair Park this morning for a community park cleanup! Thank you Friends of Montclair Park for putting in the work to keep things clean!

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Celebrated the opening of @newwheel e-bikes in Oakland’s District 4 yesterday, and test rode an e-bike with @OttoPippenger for the first time ever ✨ check them out and feel the magic of transit future for yourself! #d4 #ebikes

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“We don’t have time for incrementalism.” - Jovanka Beckles Thank you so much @DeanPreston and @JovankaBeckles for hosting last weekend & endorsing our movement. Both of you embody the courage, passion & grit we need to see far more of from our leaders.

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Celebrating the start of Women’s History Month by honoring my roots & my queer identity. Let this be a whole year to cherish the divine feminine within people of ALL genders, cultures, and history.

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Because this race is going to be so close - please sign up to track your ballot here to make sure your voice was heard:

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2 years

Wonderful connecting with @MaliaCohen at last nightmare @EBYD gala! Grateful for her wealth of advice & commitment to getting more women of color in politics. Thank you @EBYD for hosting a fantastic event!

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Today! Come join us at the Lunar New Year parade hosted by the Oakland Chinatown Council!

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🚨Honored to announce the endorsement of John Jones III @johnajonesIII 🚨As violence plagues Oakland rn, I look to longtime local leaders like John for guidance+to gain perspective on what can serve those causing &those most impacted by the violence to move us forward #TeamJanani

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✨AM canvass crew here again with @alfred_twu ! ✨ HMU if you want to join for the afternoon shift or tomorrow’s canvass!

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