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Crosscurrents

Jovanka Beckles and Buffy Wicks compete to represent California's 15th Assembly District

By Angela Johnston
Published October 25, 2018 at 5:01 PM PDT
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Former Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles and Democratic organizer Buffy Wicks are competing to represent California's 15th Assembly District. That includes Berkeley, Emeryville, parts of Oakland, as well as Richmond and San Pablo. They're running to replace Tony Thurmond, who’s a candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Earlier this month, Beckles and Wicks had the chance to speak to some of their potential voters at a candidate forum in Berkeley hosted by The League of Women Voters.

 

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Angela Johnston
Angela Johnston is the Senior Producer of Uncuffed and an editor in the KALW newsroom. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism and graduated from KALW’s Audio Academy program. She’s worked for KALW in numerous roles - from the deputy news director, to the health and environment reporter, and she's covered everything from lead poisoning to climate change. Her work has aired on KALW, KQED, Reveal, and The Pulse. She also freelances as a producer and editor for Cosmic Standard and AFAR Media. Outside of work, she loves to swim in the bay, surf small waves on her longboard, read, backpack, cook, and garden.
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