In Southeast L.A. County, a new generation of politicians is pushing back against the region's doom-loop reputation by trying something new: working together.
I've written about how CARB's actions too often come off as pie-in-the-sky wokery that doesn't seem to consider how working-class folks might be able to afford living in a purified paradise. That's why I wanted to meet De La Torre, the second-longest-serving CARB member.