Los Angeles County Mayoral Election: Q&A with the Candidates

California's primary elections are coming up on June 7th! Ahead of the elections, the Science Policy Group at UCLA is hosting an in-person panel event with five of the City of LA's mayoral candidates.

Please join us on Wednesday, May 18th at 4pm at Geffen Hall 130. We'll hear about the candidates' plans for evidence-based decision making, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the candidates' stance on science, education, health policy, and the environment. We'll see you there!

• Candidates

  • Gina Viola

  • Mel Wilson

  • Craig Greiwe

  • Alex Gruenfelder

• QUESTION TOPICS

  • Climate Resilience

  • Homelesness

  • Public Safety

  • Trust in Science

  • Environmental Justice

• Moderators

  • SPG President Bineh Ndefru (PhD student, Materials Science & Engineering)

  • SPG VP Kayla Lim (PhD student, Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology)

• VOTER RESOURCES

  • How to vote

  • Meet the candidates