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SGV Connect 108: State Senate Candidate Sasha Renée Pérez

Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon catch up with Alhambra City Councilmember and State Senate candidate Sasha Renée Pérez on the state of her candidacy and what is going on in Alhambra. The interview, the first in a series on the election, pings back and forth between her work in Alhambra and her vision for Senate District 25

This is Pérez's third time on SGV Connect. To listen to the other podcasts, click here. To read a transcript of the interview, click here.

SGV Connect is supported by Foothill Transit, offering car-free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to the Gold Line Stations across the Foothills and Commuter Express lines traveling into the heart of Downtown L.A. To plan your trip, visit foothilltransit.org. “Foothill Transit. Going Good Places.”

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