Progressive Town Hall: Sunday August 17, 2025 with guests Betty Yee and Erika Andiola

Progressive Democrats of America Aug 18, 2025 We at PDA know that Americans, on balance, want to live in a progressive society – one with equal rights for all, world-class universal social services, and a prosperous middle class, so large that it holds the lion’s share of the aggregate wealth in the wealthiest country in recorded history. This is a vision embraced by a majority of Americans, and even larger majorities in “Blue” states like California. Thus, it follows that during the remaining three and a half years of the Trump Administration – when it’s next to impossible to imagine any progressive policies being adopted at the Federal level – we progressives should focus on passing socially transformative progressive legislation at the state and local level. Just as no city can have as much influence in this regard as New York City, where Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy is inspiring the city, state, country, and the world with its visionary platform, there can be no question that California is the largest, wealthiest, and most influential state in the country. We are thrilled to have Betty Yee as one of our featured guests this Sunday. The former Comptroller of the State of California, Betty, is running to be the next Governor in an open field without a clear frontrunner. Betty’s platform is all about re-centering the interests of the working and middle classes, truly building a California for All. With her unrivalled knowledge of the resources available for the state government, Betty Yee’s campaign is sure to have echoes of Zohran’s NYC Mayoral race, as it foregrounds practical and workable solutions to the problems that matter most to Californians. Betty Yee has been endorsed for Governor by Progressive Democrats of America – California (PDA-CA). We are thrilled that she will be sharing her vision for California, which is full of progressive ideas tailor-made to spread across the country and the world, when she joins us this Sunday at 4pm ET/1pm PT. RSVP Now! Also, the great immigrant rights advocate, Erika Andiola, will join us for an update on the movement to protect immigrant workers and combat ICE. Erika will also share some harrowing stories of DACA recipients, who have been swept up without due process by Trump’s and Steven Miller’s paramilitary force. Rest assured, we will leave the Town Hall with a clear sense of how we can support DACA recipients, individual immigrants, and working-class communities under siege – and help organize an effective opposition to the illegal, anti-constitutional fascist shock troops known as ICE that are terrorizing neighborhoods across the land.