I lead from an intersectional lens, and the environment impacts all of us and touches every issue. We need to protect our planet and sustain families. This means working to combat the climate crisis, setting and meeting strict carbon neutrality and emissions goals, and ensuring we prioritize environmental justice.

I believe the State can and should phase out fossil fuels and invest in clean energy and clean technology that also creates a quality green-jobs driven economy. If we move decisively and form a broad, progressive, and effective coalition behind this endeavor, I believe California can lead a just transition that sustains our communities now and long in the future.

The 28th Senate District is home to the Inglewood Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in an urban area anywhere in the country, with 1 million people living within 5 miles of its boundary. I support an end to the oil drilling that pollutes our neighborhoods and causes life-threatening and chronic diseases to our community.

The District is also home to some amazing green spaces, including Exposition Park, the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, and Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. I will fight for cap, clean, and play policies that create more open space and good jobs in our park-poor communities.