Farm Workers Weigh in on Oakland Mayor’s Race
As the election season heats up, the Oakland mayor’s race looks like it will be one of the most interesting election in the state.
On Wednesday, Ron Dellums made an aggressive move towards City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente’s support base by holding a rally in the Fruitvale district, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood that De La Fuente has represented for 13 years. Dellums was not alone. Hispanic activist Delores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, came to Oakland to tell residents to vote for her fellow socialist, Ron Dellums.
It was no coincidence that on same day De La Fuente announced that the United Farm Workers was endorsing him in the… Read More