Election 2015: Educator, musician, and activist Francisco Herrera runs for mayor

By Ben Trefny

Published October 19, 2015 at 5:03 PM PDT

We’re less than two weeks away from local elections, including a mayoral race in San Francisco. One of the candidates is educator, musician, and activist Francisco Herrera. KALW's Ben Trefny sat down with Herrera to talk about his candidacy.

FRANCISCO HERRERA: If the construction folks - the investors - were to build for people, they'd still still make millions. If they were building affordable housing, they would still make millions. But they want to make billions.

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Ben Trefny

I joined KALW in 2004. As Executive News Editor and then News Director, I helped our news department win numerous regional and national awards for long- and short-form journalism. I've also helped create numerous training programs — for teenagers, incarcerated people, and early-career journalists — and have taught hundreds of audio producers. I served as interim Executive Director for nearly two years. My work is currently focused on creating original live events, programming, and building partnerships with like-minded organizations.

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