When Nury Martinez resigned from the City Council in October, it left 270,000 residents of the east San Fernando Valley without representation.  The special election to fill the seat is April 4, and Mike is talking one-on-one with each of the candidates. In this episode, he talks with Marisa Alcaraz,  an environmental policy director and deputy chief of staff to City Council member Curren Price and previously worked for CM Richard Alarcon.. She is a single mom who was born and raised in the Valley. (FYI: Mike has known Marisa since 2013, when he and Curren Price both joined the council.)

Website: http://www.marisaforla.com/
IG: @marisaforla

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