It’s that time of the year to start thinking about elections! The following is a brief overview of the endorsement timeline that the Electoral Politics Committee has developed for the 2026 elections. Next year's election will be a critical moment for DSA-LA as we work to defend our victories in Los Angeles as well as make inroads to advance our vision across the County. The website will be updated in the coming days with full details, but here is how timing will look:

2026 Endorsement Timeline

1. Phase One: City of Los Angeles (including City Attorney, etc.) & Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) races - May 6- July 11 2025

2. Phase Two: Los Angeles County Municipal, State Legislature, & Federal races - August 15 - November 7 2025 (Also Phase 1 candidates who filed after June 15)

3. Phase Three: Post-primary - June 2026- July 2026

When DSA-LA considers a candidate for endorsement, the chapter is considering whether or not that candidate/campaign should be a priority where we devote countless hours of organizing and mobilizing in support. A DSA-LA endorsement is used sparingly as it is a massive undertaking by the chapter and requires a lot of work and enthusiasm to pull off successfully. If you are a DSA-LA member in good standing and would like to initiate a petition, please submit this form.

Learn the fundamentals of DSA-LA’s electoral program! Master the art of winning city council campaigns! Attain socialist power at the ballot box! All in just 6 weeks!

The 2026 electoral cycle will present a critical opportunity for winning key demands within the Democratic Socialist Program for Los Angeles, with a number of key campaigns arising across the county. In order to maximize our potential, DSA-LA’s Electoral Politics committee will be leading a 6-week Sunday training series this Summer.

The purpose of these sessions are to equip members with the necessary skills to effectively run campaigns as staff* or as leaders within DSA. Through this series, you will learn the secrets to creating a robust field program, crafting hard hitting campaign narratives, putting together a winning team and strategy, and much more!

This series is only open to Members In Good Standing, but no experience is necessary to participate. Whether you’re looking to gain new skills or push your leadership to the next step, all levels are welcome! Fill out our interest form to get plugged in.

*Paid staffing positions are not guaranteed

Wednesday, May 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

One of the core tenets of the Political Education Committee is that education is not just about consuming the ‘right’ materials, but the generative act of collective discussion.  With that in mind, we are proud to launch a new recurring Radical Cinema Club to meet and discuss a selection of classic films from a political education angle. The format will be similar to a book club – attendants should view the films at home prior to the event.

For our inaugural Radical Cinema Club meeting, we will be discussing Ken Loach’s “Bread and Roses” (2000).  The event is open to the public and will be a great option not only for current members but for your DSA-curious friends as well.

Film Synopsis: Released towards the tail end of the 90’s labor resurgence period, this film presents a fictionalized narrative of a janitorial staff in downtown LA attempting to unionize their workplace. The story strongly echoes the justice for janitors campaign of 1990.

Viewing Access: Youtube (free)

Wednesday, May 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join us for the Palestine Solidarity Working Group meeting on Wednesday, May 28th from 7-8:30pm.

This meeting will be hybrid, physical location will be Solidarity Hall. Please RSVP for the Zoom link.

This working group will be focused on organizing actions, educational events, phonebanks, and more in solidarity with the struggle for Palestinian liberation.

In addition to joining the working group meeting, if you want to stay up to date with DSA-LA’s organizing in solidarity with Palestine, fill out our interest form.

Thursday, May 29 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The 405 between the San Fernando Valley and Westwood is the country’s most congested stretch of freeway, and at long last, the Los Angeles Metro has been working on an alternative to the 405—a long-needed public transit connection.

Homeowners associations are pushing for a low-density monorail option or for no option at all. The ex-CEO of Ticketmaster, Fred Rosen, has made killing this project his primary focus throughout his retirement in the hills. Angelenos deserve better. What we need are highly efficient and high-capacity heavyrail trains that are built for working class riders!

Join DSA-LA and other transit advocacy groups to demand that Metro delivers the system we need — affordable, efficient, and effective trains that carry the most riders and keep more cars off our roads.

RSVP below and we’ll send you some talking points prior to the meeting!

Friday, May 30 @ 8:45 am - 10:30 am

Rally with Eunisses Hernandez, Ysabel Jurado, Hugo Soto-Martinez, and a coalition of organizations to call on the rest of city council to fund the public bank study. The city is running a 1B deficit, and around 1/3 of that is in banking fees that could be avoided if we had a public bank.

Friday, May 30 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Come join fellow comrades of — and folks interested in — the DSA-LA Climate Justice Committee to socialize! The world brings lots of stressors, which we must fight politically with organizing — but we must also fight them by building community. This month’s social event will be held in the Central Branch in Arts District / Little Tokyo area.

Suggested viewing for discussion for this month’s social event: click here for video

Saturday, May 31 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Saturday, May 31 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Are you new or newly returning to DSA? To Los Angeles? To the Left? Then join us for DSA 101!

At this orientation, we’ll talk about what capitalism is, how it functions, and why socialism is ideologically opposed to it. Participants will also learn about the history of our organization and our chapter in particular, the current projects we’re working on, and how you can get involved. This is not a lecture, but a meeting for new and veteran organizers to ground ourselves in socialist theory and discuss together how we can put it into action. We’re excited to chat with you!

Sunday, June 1 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Do you think the rent’s too high? Let’s do something about it by talking with our neighbors about the need for stronger rent control and showing Katy Yaroslavsky that Angelenos support capping rent increases at 60% of CPI, and never more than 3%.

We’ll have snacks, and we’ll start with a training before pairing up newer canvassers with more experienced canvassers.

Sunday, June 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Are you new or newly returning to DSA? To Los Angeles? To the Left? Then join us for DSA 101!

At this orientation, we’ll talk about what capitalism is, how it functions, and why socialism is ideologically opposed to it. Participants will also learn about the history of our organization and our chapter in particular, the current projects we’re working on, and how you can get involved. This is not a lecture, but a meeting for new and veteran organizers to ground ourselves in socialist theory and discuss together how we can put it into action so come meet like minded individuals in your area!

Looking forward to meeting you!

Sunday, June 1 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Join DSA Fire Recovery Working Group and other community organizations to demand a just recovery in Altadena! We will be starting at Fair Oaks Burger and marching to an apartment building (403 N. Figueroa Dr.) whose tenants have formed a union with the Altadena Tenants Union. Then, there will be a concert with Los Jornaleros Del Norte and more! Come march, rally, and enjoy music with the Altadena community as we fight for a just recovery.

Learn more about the coalition Dena Rise Up here.

Wednesday, June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

At our local 2025 Convention, DSA-LA members voted to make ‘Fighting Fascism and Right Wing Extremism‘ a priority campaign for the year.

Attend this first meeting to help us plan the working group, our goals, and next steps for how we make this campaign a reality and a priority for our chapter’s organizing!

Please also fill out our interest form if you can potentially serve in our leadership for this working group.

Want to support our chapter in direct actions, door knocking, political education, and more as we fight fascism with socialism in 2025? Chip in some socialist cash to take out the capitalist trash!

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