Episode 4: Candidate Conversations with Sara Deen

Sara Deen for Assembly District 66: https://www.saradeenforca.com

Volunteer with Sara's campaign (Mobilize): https://www.mobilize.us/saradeenforassembly2026/

Sara on Instagram (@saradeenforca): https://www.instagram.com/saradeenforca/

In the second episode of our Candidate Convo series, Brianna and Chris talk with Sara Deen, South Bay Forward's endorsed candidate for Assembly District 66. Sara, a dentist, small business owner and president of the Palos Verdes school board, shares her priorities: healthcare, education, and housing affordability. She talks about bringing YIMBY groups, city councils and residents to the same table on housing, keeping transit well maintained, and safer streets for the North Torrance bike bus. She also responds to a bill idea for housing on healthcare-owned land, talks about the misinformation she has faced in the race, takes our lightning round, and shares how to help get out the vote before November 3.

In this episode:

• "Healthcare, healthcare, healthcare" and Sara's three priorities

• Bringing YIMBY groups and city councils to the same table on housing

• Why young teachers leave the district within a year

• Housing on healthcare, school district and faith-owned land

• Maintaining transit so people trust it, and the North Torrance bike bus

• Facing misinformation as a Muslim American candidate

• Lightning round: Amsterdam, bus lanes on Crenshaw and Hawthorne, granny flats

Ballots are out. Vote early, and sign up to knock doors or phone bank with Sara's campaign over the final weekends.

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to Moving Forward

• 1:15 Meet Sara Deen

• 3:05 Top three priorities

• 5:49 What voters are asking about

• 8:59 A plan for housing in the district

• 13:36 Filtering and rental registries

• 16:05 Bill pitch: housing on healthcare land

• 20:36 Promoting transit

• 22:29 Safe streets and the bike bus

• 23:48 Misinformation in the race

• 28:37 Lightning round

• 33:07 How to help get out the vote

• 34:13 Thanks and what's next

Coming up in Candidate Convo: John Erickson for State Senate District 24.

Hosts: Brianna, Chris Truman. Guest: Sara Deen, endorsed candidate for Assembly District 66.

South Bay Forward: https://www.southbayforward.org

South Bay Forward on Instagram (@southbayforward): https://www.instagram.com/southbayforward/