Candidate #8 for AD52
Candidate #8 on the ballot
How to Vote:
Every odd year, 14 delegates are elected to the California Democratic Party for each Assembly District.
I would be honored to receive your vote:
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To Register to Vote in Person – January 22, 2023, 6 pm
Last Day to Vote in Person: January 22, 2023
Deadline for Vote By Mail (VBM) to be received 1/31/23.
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Ballot Instructions: https://clarasolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/8fe41-howtofilloutandreturnyourademballot.pdf
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Clara’s Bio:
Married to Jeffrey Hernandez, Mother of two
BA Sociology minor in Mathematics, CSULA AA East Los Angeles College
Attended Humphreys Elementary School, Griffith Middle School, Garfield High School in East Los Angeles
Staff Investigator Retired, Former Commissioner, Los Angeles Judicial Procedures Commission
Born and raised in East Los Angeles, 40 plus years, lifelong resident of East side (Except UFW time). Current resident Highland Park.
NEARLY FIVE DECADES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM:
Volunteer Activities:
- Senior Director Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council (HHPNC)
- Co-Chair HHPNC Ad Hoc Committee Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan
- Helped Found Historic Garvanza Coalition that fought the SKYA project and has advocated on many other neighborhood projects
- Helped Found San Pascual Arroyo Seco Wildlife Preservation which fought to preserve the greenbelt between Avenue 66 and Avenue 67 and save protected Oaks and Southern California Black Walnuts. Since that time we have supported many community groups and efforts to preserve and expand open space including Onyx and Poppy Peak to name a couple. Supported and advocated for the Wildlife Ordinance.
- East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice – Ground Truthing to document toxics, Advocating for Exide Clean-up – I710 Advocacy for Clean Air/ Stop Expansion
- Eastern/Lombardy – volunteered with El Sereno residents to Save 111 Southern California Black Walnuts from being removed to build luxury homes.
- Fought the Expansion of I-710 Freeway in East Los Angeles for 20 years and the SR710, Urged Supervisor Solis to obtain LA Public Health review of SR 710 Project Health Impacts. Letter was submitted by Public Health & USC Keck School of Medicine.
- Member of the East Los Angeles I-710 Local Advisory Committee for over two decades.
- NELA No Se Vende – Worked to support numerous Northeast Los Angeles Neighborhoods in their Community Actions
- Coyotl Macehuali & NELA Black Walnut Campaign volunteered with group for preservation and education about the Southern California Black Walnut
- Fulltime Volunteer Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers union (UFW) Calexico & Salinas Vegetable Strike
- Organizer Voter Registration Project, Greater East side
- Dozens of Democratic Political Campaigns including the historic Woman to Woman Campaign for Geraldine Ferraro
- Founded Local Union Chapter in Los Angeles Municipal Court
- Former Treasurer, AFSCME Local 575
- COVID-19 Outreach and Education, provided information to residents on resources and advocated for East side communities throughout pandemic contacting public health officials and elected officials. Contacted officials indicating concerns that impacts to East Los Angeles were being under counted early in the pandemic and later in the pandemic wealthier communities were testing more which again underestimated impacts to East Side communities.
- Member Highland Park Heritage Trust
- Volunteered and Supported Local Tenant’s Union in its actions to help tenants.
- Friends of East Los Angeles Library
- Helped write and wrote countless Community Impact Statements, Eastern Lombardy lawsuit, Comment letters on Environmental Impact Statements and Plans.
- Fought the Prison in East Los Angeles and Toxic Waste Incinerator with the first Environmental Justice Group in East Los Angeles Mothers of East Los Angeles
- Marched and advocated against Proposition 187 and Trump administration actions separating immigrant families.
- Marched for Science and events to stop climate change.
- Campaigned Against Proposition 8
Helped organize to increase participation by residents in projects impacting their communities. Supported dozens of community actions throughout AD 52
Platform
Stop Climate Change Promote Environmental Justice Preserve, Protect and Expand Open Space Stop Removal of our Protected Trees
Support a Woman’s Right to Choose Support Abortion Rights
Support Worker’s Rights and Unions, Support a Living Wage for All
Help and Protect our Immigrant Youth and Immigrant Communities
Cancel Student Debt Change Bankruptcy Laws Public Banking Reduce Credit Card Interest Rates
Single-Payer Healthcare Gun Safety
Election Finance Reform End At-Large Elections, Expand LA City Council & LA Board of Supervisors
California Democratic Party must increase participation in Environmental Justice Communities – Focus on “always voters” reduces participation in these areas.
LGBTQ+ Rights Voter’s Rights Tenant’s Rights
Housing: *Affordable Housing *Rent Control *House Unhoused People *Providing Additional Housing for Community College Students
*More Housing for Seniors and People with disabilities *Promote building of housing that solves the needs of residents not developers. We don’t need more luxury housing. Greed and speculation are pricing everyone out and leaving too many people homeless.
KCET on Trees
https://www.kcet.org/shows/socal-connected/episodes/its-not-easy-being-green
I710 & East Los Angeles
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/widen-highways-traffic.html?unlocked_article_code=tt5wqIMACXcjyxIydvurvO3AChOTsccTOyCtERX2HFCR5iKwOCIk6PI_fDdkv4np87OT09S4pZcjjeiMytpA0gWZLlUURXE3JB_9dUiZaBVsiF0oJ-PIrZ8jUVHTh63-eoKft-tZEZsUu-bheJTjYhVxph_AMsPptHFESdNi0uSJR1J1HBBrcor8uHaLHo8v-ttfY82JUZbI7KSCFi4bSGw8pmkSY5k4gasNfChuA4Z5zPt7iMhrWozLvJjL2ydzInV1eTeTTktwMDsf53B-lrGgCxWgbQDc4HhC0-OTtypW6wd8DIUgdL4nHMkZT1R6scgj0nQh22Watoc&smid=share-url
https://wavepublication.com/mta-board-kills-plans-to-widen-long-beach-freeway/
https://www.presstelegram.com/2015/04/12/public-support-for-controversial-los-angeles-area-tunnel/
https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2022/06/09/communities-prevail-in-20-year-struggle-against-710-widening/39921
https://books.google.com/books?id=BCY3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA10-IA236&lpg=PA10-IA236&dq=clara+solis+east+los+angeles&source=bl&ots=Q9QqOa0pxe&sig=ACfU3U1WMzRQksXR1dBV3Cx_ZJu78uY8gg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji3L36l8b8AhXOMUQIHRZ7Ag04FBDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=clara%20solis%20east%20los%20angeles&f=false
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
http://eycej.org/about/
http://eycej.org/groundtruthing-leads/
https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/154717.pdf
Highland Park
https://www.highlandparknc.com/
https://historicgarvanzacoalition.com/
Highland Park Heritage Trust – Chicano Arts Collective
Clara Solis 
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